Prevalence and molecular typing of Clostridium perfringens in captive wildlife in India. (April 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Milton, Arockiasamy Arun Prince; Agarwal, Rajesh Kumar; Bhuvana Priya, Govindarajan; Saminathan, Mani; Aravind, Manivasagam; Reddy, Avinash; Athira, C.K.; Ramees, Thadiyampuram; Sharma, Anil Kumar; Kumar, Ashok
• Is Part Of: Anaerobe. Volume 44(2017)
• Page Start: 55
• Page End: 57
• Publication Date: 2017-04
• Subjects: Anaerobic infections -- Periodicals; Anaerobic bacteria -- Periodicals; Bacterial diseases -- Periodicals; Computer network resources; Anaerobic protozoa -- Periodicals; 579.3
• DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2017.01.011
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1075-9964

Abstract

Abstract: The prevalence of Clostridium perfringens in captive wildlife in India has not been reported. The objective of the study was to determine the fecal prevalence of C. perfringens in captive wildlife in India. The prevalence in captive wild ruminants, non-ruminants, birds and caretakers were 34.1%, 36%, 22.5% and 6.7%, respectively. Toxinotyping of C. perfringens indicated that the predominant type was type A with a prevalence rate of 69.7%, followed by type A with cpb2 gene (28.3%) and type B (2.%).