ENTEROTOXIGENIC CLOSTRIDIUM-PERFRINGENS TYPE-A NECROTIC ENTERITIS IN A FOAL

Authors
BUESCHEL D WALKER R WOODS L KOKAIKUN J MCCLANE B SONGER JG
Citation
D. Bueschel et al., ENTEROTOXIGENIC CLOSTRIDIUM-PERFRINGENS TYPE-A NECROTIC ENTERITIS IN A FOAL, Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 213(9), 1998, pp. 1305
Citations number
40
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Sciences
Journal title
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association → ACNP
ISSN journal
00031488
Volume
213
Issue
9
Year of publication
1998
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-1488(1998)213:9<1305:ECTNEI>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
A Thoroughbred-Quarter Horse crossbred foal developed hemorrhagic ente ritis and died < 48 hours after birth. Gross and histologic findings w ere suggestive of Clostridium perfringens type C infection, and large numbers of C perfringens were isolated from intestinal contents. Howev er, genotyping of isolates indicated that they were enterotoxigenic C perfringens type A, and isolates were found to produce C perfringens e nterotoxin in vitro. This case suggests that enterotoxigenic C perfrin gens type A may cause enteric disease in horses.