Silva Rodrigo Otávio Silveira, Dorella Fernanda Alves, Figueiredo Henrique Cesar Pereira, Costa Érica Azevedo, Pelicia Vanessa, Ribeiro Bruna Letícia Devidé, Ribeiro Marcio Garcia, Paes Antonio Carlos, Megid Jane, Lobato Francisco Carlos Faria
Veterinary School, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, Belo Horizonte, MG, CEP 31.270-901, Brazil.
Veterinary School, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, Belo Horizonte, MG, CEP 31.270-901, Brazil.
Anaerobe. 2017 Dec;48:66-69. doi: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2017.07.001. Epub 2017 Jul 19.
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.
本研究的目的是调查82只2型犬细小病毒(CPV)检测呈阳性的腹泻犬中的艰难梭菌和产气荚膜梭菌。从三只(3.6%)犬中分离出产肠毒素A型产气荚膜梭菌。一株(1.2%)菌株的NetE和NetF编码基因也呈阳性,这些基因通常与犬腹泻有关。从一只动物(1.2%)中分离出产毒素艰难梭菌,该动物的A/B毒素也呈阳性。本研究确定了CPV阳性犬中存在艰难梭菌和产气荚膜梭菌感染。有必要进一步研究以阐明梭菌感染是否可能使犬易患CPV感染或增强CPV感染,反之亦然。