| Literature DB >> 26393292 |
Isfaqul Hussain1, R K Sharma2, P Borah3, S Rajkhowa4, Iftikar Hussain5, L M Barkalita5, D Hasin6, M Choudhury5, M Rupnik7, N K Deka5, G K Saikia2.
Abstract
One hundred and seventeen faecal samples from pet dogs (pup = 21 and adult = 96) brought for treatment to a veterinary clinic were examined for Clostridium difficile. A total of 16 (13.67%) samples were positive. Nine (56.25%) isolates were obtained from 17 adult dogs undergoing antibiotic treatment and this was significantly higher (p < 0.01) as compared to isolates from dogs without antibiotic treatment. Ten isolates (62.5%) were toxigenic (all toxinotype 0) and six were non-toxigenic. None of the isolates were positive for binary toxin genes. PCR ribotyping revealed three different ribotypes (012, 014 and 046) among A(+)B(+) isolates and five different ribotypes (010, SLO 131, and ACD 001 to ACD 003) among A(-)B(-) isolates. The PFGE analysis of toxigenic isolates revealed three different pulsotypes corresponding to the PCR ribotypes.Entities:
Keywords: Animals; Clostridium difficile; Dog; PFGE; Ribotyping; Toxins
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Year: 2015 PMID： 26393292 DOI： 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2015.09.006
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Anaerobe ISSN： 1075-9964 Impact factor: 3.331