Prevalence and molecular typing of Clostridium perfringens in captive wildlife in India
Arockiasamy Arun Prince Milton1, Rajesh Kumar Agarwal2, Govindarajan Bhuvana Priya2
1Division of Veterinary Public Health, Indian Council of Agricultural Research - Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Abstract:
The prevalence of Clostridium perfringens in captive wildlife in India has not been reported. The objective of the study was to determine the fecal prevalence of C. perfringens in captive wildlife in India. The prevalence in captive wild ruminants, non-ruminants, birds and caretakers were 34.1%, 36%, 22.5% and 6.7%, respectively. Toxinotyping of C. perfringens indicated that the predominant type was type A with a prevalence rate of 69.7%, followed by type A with cpb2 gene (28.3%) and type B (2.%).
