Clostridium perfringens type A enteritis in blue and yellow macaw (Ara ararauna).
Avian Dis
; 58(4): 650-3, 2014 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-25619013
ABSTRACT
This study describes an outbreak of necrotic enteritis caused by Clostridium perfringens type A in captive macaws (Ara ararauna). Two psittacine birds presented a history of prostration and died 18 hr after manifestation of clinical signs. The necropsy findings and histopathologic lesions were indicative of necrotic enteritis. Microbiologic assays resulted in the growth of large gram-positive bacilli that were identified as C. perfringens. PCR was used to identify clostridium toxinotypes and confirmed the identification of isolated strains as C pefringens type A, positive to gene codifying beta 2 toxin. The infection source and predisposing factors could not be ascertained.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Papagaios
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Doenças das Aves
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Infecções por Clostridium
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Clostridium perfringens
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Enterite
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2014
Tipo de documento:
Article