Clostridium perfringens type A and beta2 toxin associated with enterotoxemia in a 5-week-old goat.
Postmortem examination of a Boer buck kid that died peracutely revealed diffusely congested, edematous bowel. Clostridium perfringens Type A was isolated. Some isolates carried the gene for beta2 toxin, suggesting a role for beta2 toxin in caprine enterotoxemia, a common cause of death in growing kids.
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Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1.
D000818:Animals; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D003016:Clostridium perfringens / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D004767:Enterotoxemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D004768:Enterotoxins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005838:Genotype; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D006041:Goats; D008297:Male
D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D004768:Enterotoxins; C109896:cpb2 protein, Clostridium perfringens; C035598:enterotoxin, Clostridium