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...

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Published in:Anaerobe 2020-08, Vol.64, p.102242-102242, Article 102242
Main Authors: Milton, Arockiasamy Arun Prince, Sanjukta, Rajkumari, Gogoi, Akash Protim, Momin, Kasanchi M., Priya, Govindarajan Bhuvana, Das, Samir, Ghatak, Sandeep, Sen, Arnab, Kandpal, Basant Kumar
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Language:English
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Antibiotic resistance
Clostridium perfringens
Ducks
Enterotoxin
India
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Summary: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. •Prevalence of C. perfringensin free-range ducks was 33.33% with lower antimicrobial resistance rate.•For the first time, C. perfringens type A cpb2+cpe+, type A cpe+ and type C cpb2+cpe+ positive strains in free range ducks were detected.•17.5% of C. perfringens isolates were positive for CP enterotoxin.
ISSN:1075-9964
1095-8274
DOI:10.1016/j.anaerobe.2020.102242