Kanoe M, Inoue S, Abe T, Anzai T, Kamada M, Imagawa H, Kanemaru T
Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture, Yamaguchi University, Japan.
Microbios. 1990;64(260-261):153-8.
Clostridium perfingens was isolated from four of 29 healthy foals and from all twelve foals with gastrointestinal diseases. The range of viable counts of C. perfringens in the faeces was 10(1)-10(5)/g and in the intestinal specimens 10(1)-10(7)/g. Of 41 isolates of C. perfringens, 37 were considered to be type A. Enterotoxin of the organism was demonstrated in the intestinal contents of five of eight foals with enteric diseases. These findings suggested that C. perfringens is a likely pathogen of foal intestinal diseases.
在29匹健康马驹中，有4匹分离出了产气荚膜梭菌，在所有12匹患有胃肠道疾病的马驹中也都分离出了该菌。粪便中产气荚膜梭菌的活菌计数范围为每克10¹-10⁵个，在肠道标本中为每克10¹-10⁷个。在41株产气荚膜梭菌分离株中，37株被认为是A型。在8匹患有肠道疾病的马驹中，有5匹的肠道内容物中检测到了该菌的肠毒素。这些发现表明，产气荚膜梭菌很可能是马驹肠道疾病的病原体。
