Frequency of Clostridium perfringens types in Jordanian sheep.
778 fecal samples from 29 Jordanian sheep flocks were examined for the presence of Clostridium perfringens. 252 field strains were isolated and typed by the enzyme immunosorbent assay. The presence of C. perfringens types B, C and D in Jordanian sheep was confirmed. Type D was found in 55% of the flocks examined. Types B and C were each isolated from 7% of the flocks examined. The proteinase activity of isolated type B field strains was similar to that of type B reference strains. According to the results, it does not seem to be necessary to include locally isolated C. perfringens strains in the Jordanian vaccine production.
Department of Animal Hygiene, Institute of Animal Production in the Tropics/Subtropics, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart.
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D000818:Animals; D003016:Clostridium perfringens / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007597:Jordan; D015995:Prevalence; D012756:Sheep / Q000382:microbiology*