Prevalence, molecular typing and antibiotic resistance of Clostridium perfringens in free range ducks in Northeast India

Anaerobe. 2020 Aug:64:102242. doi: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2020.102242. Epub 2020 Jul 17.

Abstract

This study reports faecal prevalence of Clostridium perfringens in free range ducks in North East India for the first time. We also report C. perfringens type A carrying cpb2 and cpe and type C carrying cpb2 and cpe strains in these ducks. Notably, a high prevalence (17.5%) of enterotoxin carrying C. perfringens strains and low antimicrobial resistance were observed.

Keywords: Antibiotic resistance; Clostridium perfringens; Ducks; Enterotoxin; India.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics
  • Bacterial Typing Techniques
  • Clostridium Infections / epidemiology
  • Clostridium Infections / microbiology
  • Clostridium Infections / veterinary*
  • Clostridium perfringens / drug effects*
  • Clostridium perfringens / genetics*
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial*
  • Ducks / microbiology*
  • Enterotoxins / genetics*
  • Feces / microbiology
  • India / epidemiology
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Molecular Typing
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Prevalence

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Bacterial Proteins
  • DNA, Bacterial
  • Enterotoxins