Prevalence and molecular typing of Clostridium perfringens in captive wildlife in India.
The prevalence of Clostridium perfringens in captive wildlife in India has not been reported. The objective of the study was to determine the fecal prevalence of C. perfringens in captive wildlife in India. The prevalence in captive wild ruminants, non-ruminants, birds and caretakers were 34.1%, 36%, 22.5% and 6.7%, respectively. Toxinotyping of C. perfringens indicated that the predominant type was type A with a prevalence rate of 69.7%, followed by type A with cpb2 gene (28.3%) and type B (2.%).
Division of Veterinary Public Health, Indian Council of Agricultural Research - Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Arockiasamy Arun Prince
AAP
Milton
Division of Bacteriology and Mycology, Indian Council of Agricultural Research - Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India. Electronic address: grace_bly@yahoo.com.
Rajesh Kumar
RK
Agarwal
Division of Bacteriology and Mycology, Indian Council of Agricultural Research - Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Govindarajan
G
Bhuvana Priya
Division of Pathology, Indian Council of Agricultural Research - Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Mani
M
Saminathan
Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India.
Manivasagam
M
Aravind
Division of Veterinary Public Health, Indian Council of Agricultural Research - Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Avinash
A
Reddy
Division of Veterinary Public Health, Indian Council of Agricultural Research - Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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CK
Athira
Division of Veterinary Public Health, Indian Council of Agricultural Research - Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Thadiyampuram
T
Ramees
Centre for Wildlife Conservation, Management and Disease Surveillance, Indian Council of Agricultural Research - Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Anil Kumar
AK
Sharma
Division of Animal Science, Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi, India.
Ashok
A
Kumar
D000818:Animals; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000032:analysis; D001717:Birds; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D003016:Clostridium perfringens / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*; D007194:India; D008322:Mammals; D058889:Molecular Typing; D015995:Prevalence
D001427:Bacterial Toxins