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Presence of Equine and Bovine Coronaviruses, Endoparasites, and Bacteria in Fecal Samples of Horses with Colic.
Stummer, Moritz; Frisch, Vicky; Glitz, Frauke; Hinney, Barbara; Spergser, Joachim; Krücken, Jürgen; Diekmann, Irina; Dimmel, Katharina; Riedel, Christiane; Cavalleri, Jessika-Maximiliane V; Rümenapf, Till; Joachim, Anja; Lyrakis, Manolis; Auer, Angelika.
Afiliación
  • Stummer M; Institute of Virology, University of Veterinary Medicine, 1210 Vienna, Austria.
  • Frisch V; Clinical Unit of Equine Internal Medicine, University of Veterinary Medicine, 1210 Vienna, Austria.
  • Glitz F; Animal Clinic Würflach, 2732 Würflach, Austria.
  • Hinney B; Institute of Parasitology, University of Veterinary Medicine, 1210 Vienna, Austria.
  • Spergser J; Institute of Microbiology, University of Veterinary Medicine, 1210 Vienna, Austria.
  • Krücken J; Institute for Parasitology and Tropical Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, 14163 Berlin, Germany.
  • Diekmann I; Institute for Parasitology and Tropical Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, 14163 Berlin, Germany.
  • Dimmel K; Institute of Virology, University of Veterinary Medicine, 1210 Vienna, Austria.
  • Riedel C; CIRI-Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie, Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Inserm, U1111, CNRS, UMR5308, ENS Lyon, 46 allée d'Italie, 69364 Lyon, France.
  • Cavalleri JV; Clinical Unit of Equine Internal Medicine, University of Veterinary Medicine, 1210 Vienna, Austria.
  • Rümenapf T; Institute of Virology, University of Veterinary Medicine, 1210 Vienna, Austria.
  • Joachim A; Institute of Parasitology, University of Veterinary Medicine, 1210 Vienna, Austria.
  • Lyrakis M; Platform for Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Veterinary Medicine, 1210 Vienna, Austria.
  • Auer A; Institute of Virology, University of Veterinary Medicine, 1210 Vienna, Austria.
Pathogens ; 12(8)2023 Aug 15.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37624003
Acute abdominal pain (colic) is one of the major equine health threats worldwide and often necessitates intensive veterinary medical care and surgical intervention. Equine coronavirus (ECoV) infections can cause colic in horses but are rarely considered as a differential diagnosis. To determine the frequency of otherwise undetected ECoV infections in horses with acute colic, fresh fecal samples of 105 horses with acute colic and 36 healthy control horses were screened for viruses belonging to the Betacoronavirus 1 species by RT-PCR as well as for gastrointestinal helminths and bacteria commonly associated with colic. Horses with colic excreted significantly fewer strongyle eggs than horses without colic. The prevalence of anaerobic, spore-forming, gram-positive bacteria (Clostridium perfringens and Clostridioides difficile) was significantly higher in the feces of horses with colic. Six horses with colic (5.7%) and one horse from the control group (2.8%) tested positive for Betacoronaviruses. Coronavirus-positive samples were sequenced to classify the virus by molecular phylogeny (N gene). Interestingly, in three out of six coronavirus-positive horses with colic, sequences closely related to bovine coronaviruses (BCoV) were found. The pathogenic potential of BCoV in horses remains unclear and warrants further investigation.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Tipo de estudio: Risk_factors_studies Idioma: En Revista: Pathogens Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Austria Pais de publicación: Suiza

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Tipo de estudio: Risk_factors_studies Idioma: En Revista: Pathogens Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Austria Pais de publicación: Suiza