Author(s): Silva, Rodrigo Otávio Silveira ; Dorella, Fernanda Alves ; Figueiredo, Henrique Cesar Pereira ; Costa, Érica Azevedo ; Pelicia, Vanessa [UNESP] ; Ribeiro, Bruna Letícia Devidé [UNESP] ; Ribeiro, Marcio Garcia [UNESP] ; Paes, Antonio Carlos [UNESP] ; Megid, Jane [UNESP] ; Lobato, Francisco Carlos Faria
Date: 2018
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/11449/179039
Origin: Oasisbr
Subject(s): Canine; CPV-2b; Diarrhea; Hemorrhagic enteritis; Parvovirus
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Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais (FAPEMIG)
Pró-Reitoria de Pesquisa, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
The aim of this study was to investigate Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens in 82 diarrheic dogs positive for canine parvovirus type 2 (CPV). Enterotoxigenic C. perfringens type A was isolated from three (3.6%) dogs. One (1.2%) strain was also positive for NetE- and NetF-encoding genes, which are commonly associated with diarrhea in dogs. Toxigenic C. difficile was isolated from one animal (1.2%), which was also positive for A/B toxins. The present study identified C. difficile and C. perfringens infection in CPV-positive dogs. Further studies are necessary to clarify if clostridial infections may predispose or potentiate CPV-infection in dogs or vice versa.
Veterinary School Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627
UNESP-São Paulo State University Department of Veterinary Hygiene and Public Health
UNESP-São Paulo State University Department of Veterinary Hygiene and Public Health
