Author(s): Silva, Rodrigo Otávio Silveira ; Ribeiro, Marcio Garcia [UNESP] ; de Paula, Carolina Lechinski [UNESP] ; Pires, Isadora Honorato ; Oliveira Junior, Carlos Augusto ; Diniz, Amanda Nadia ; de Araújo Nunes, Talita Augusto ; Lobato, Francisco Carlos Faria
Date: 2020
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/11449/201600
Origin: Oasisbr
Subject(s): Colitis; Diarrhea; Feline
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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 occurrence and characteristics of Clostridioides (previously Clostridium) difficile and Clostridium perfringens in the feces of diarrheic and non-diarrheic cats was investigated. Apparently healthy animals were more likely to be positive for C. perfringens type A (p = 0.009). Two isolates (0.7%), one each from a diarrheic and an apparently healthy cat, were positive for the enterotoxin-encoding gene but negative for the NetF-encoding gene. Six toxigenic C. difficile isolates were isolated, all RT106 and ST42, which is commonly reported in humans with C. difficile infection.
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
