Isolation and genotyping of Clostridium perfringens from goats in Minas Gerais, Brazil / Isolamento e genotipagem de Clostridium perfringens isolados de cabras em Minas Gerais, Brasil
Ciênc. rural (Online)
; 48(7): e20180101, 2018. tab
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| ID: biblio-1045155
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BR1.1
ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT Despite the known importance of Clostridium perfringens as an enteropathogen in small ruminants, little is known about the role of its additional virulence factors or the frequency of the various C. perfringens genotypes in healthy goats; this complicates the laboratory diagnosis of the infections caused by this microorganism. In light of this, the aim of the present study was to isolate and genotype C. perfringens from stool samples from healthy goats in Brazil. Stool samples from 250 apparently healthy adult goats from 17 different herds in Minas Gerais, Brazil were collected, and isolation and genotyping of C. perfringens was performed. C. perfringens type A was isolated from 189 (75.6%) goats, whereas C. perfringens types C and D were each detected in one goat (0.4%). All isolates were negative for enterotoxin-, NetB-, NetE-, and NetF-encoding genes. These results confirmed C. perfringens type A as part of the microbiota in these animals, and they suggested that C. perfringens type C and D are rarely isolated from healthy goats.
RESUMO
RESUMO Apesar da reconhecida importância de Clostridium perfringens como enteropatógeno de pequenos ruminantes, pouco se sabe sobre a frequência dos genótipos ou do papel de fatores de virulência adicionais de C. perfringens em cabras saudáveis, dificultando o diagnóstico laboratorial da infecção causada por esse micro-organismo. Dessa forma, o presente estudo teve como objetivo caracterizar C. perfringens de amostras de fezes de cabras adultas saudáveis. Amostras de fezes de 250 cabras saudáveis de 17 rebanhos diferentes em Minas Gerais, Brasil, foram submetidas ao isolamento e genotipagem de C. perfringens. C. perfringens tipo A foi isolado de 189 (75,6%) cabras, enquanto C. perfringens tipos C e D foram detectados em um animal (0.4%) cada. Todos os isolados foram negativos para os genes codificadores das toxinas NetB, NetE, NetF e enterotoxina. Os resultados apresentados confirmam C. perfringens tipo A como parte da microbiota de cabras saudáveis e sugere que C. perfringens tipos C e D são raramente encontrados em caprinos saudáveis.
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Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Brasil
Language:
En
Journal:
Ciênc. rural (Online)
Journal subject:
Sa£de Ambiental
Year:
2018
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Article