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

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.
PMID: 32682908 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Anaerobe - July 15, 2020 Category: Microbiology Authors: Milton AAP, Sanjukta R, Gogoi AP, Momin KM, Priya GB, Das S, Ghatak S, Sen A, Kandpal BK Tags: Anaerobe Source Type: research