Antimicrobial susceptibility of Clostridium perfringens isolated from piglets with or without diarrhea in Brazil
Braz. j. microbiol
; 43(3): 1030-1033, July-Sept. 2012. tab
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| ID: lil-656670
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BR32.1
ABSTRACT
The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) was determined for 13 antibiotics against Clostridium perfringens isolated from Brazilian piglets. The collection of isolates was performed in June to October 2010. All isolates were susceptible to amoxicillin and ceftiofur, whereas most were resistant to tetracycline and lincomycin. Avilamycin and narasin were more effective against isolates from non-diarrheic than from diarrheic piglets. The other antimicrobials were less active in need of high concentrations to inhibit the growth of the C. perfringens type A. These results suggest the need for further studies evaluating molecular factors related to the antimicrobial resistance of C. perfringens.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Resistência a Tetraciclina
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Clostridium perfringens
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Diarreia
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Suscetibilidade a Doenças
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Amoxicilina
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Antibacterianos
Tipo de estudo:
Evaluation_studies
Limite:
Animals
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Braz. j. microbiol
Assunto da revista:
MICROBIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Brasil