Sudden death syndrome in adult cows associated with Clostridium perfringens type E

Clostridium perfringens type E is considered a rare toxinotype and an infrequent cause of enterotoxemia of lambs, calves, and rabbits. Until now, only cases of young animal of C. perfringens type E bovine enterotoxemia, characterized by hemorrhagic enteritis and sudden death, have been reported. The...

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Published in:Anaerobe 2013-04, Vol.20, p.1-4
Main Authors: Redondo, L.M., Farber, M., Venzano, A., Jost, B.H., Parma, Y.R., Fernandez-Miyakawa, M.E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Argentina - epidemiology
Bacterial Proteins - genetics
Cattle
Cattle Diseases - epidemiology
Cattle Diseases - microbiology
Clostridium Infections - epidemiology
Clostridium Infections - microbiology
Clostridium Infections - veterinary
Clostridium perfringens
Clostridium perfringens - classification
Clostridium perfringens - genetics
Clostridium perfringens - isolation & purification
Clostridium perfringens - pathogenicity
Death, Sudden - epidemiology
Death, Sudden - etiology
Death, Sudden - veterinary
Disease Outbreaks - veterinary
Enterotoxemia
Enterotoxemia - epidemiology
Enterotoxemia - microbiology
Genotype
Iota toxin
MLST
Molecular Sequence Data
Multilocus Sequence Typing - methods
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Sudden death
Syndrome
Type E
Virulence Factors - genetics
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Summary:Clostridium perfringens type E is considered a rare toxinotype and an infrequent cause of enterotoxemia of lambs, calves, and rabbits. Until now, only cases of young animal of C. perfringens type E bovine enterotoxemia, characterized by hemorrhagic enteritis and sudden death, have been reported. The present report details the genotypic characterization of C. perfringens type E isolates obtained from intestinal samples of adult cattle during an outbreak of enterotoxemia in Argentina. The sequences of several housekeeping genes of these isolates were analyzed and compared with those obtained from calves in North America showing a clonal unique lineage. ► Clostridium perfringens type E cause hemorrhagic enteritis in adult cattle. ► Type E strains share a common genetic background. ► Combination of plasmid genes with chromosomal genes increases host fitness.
ISSN:1075-9964
1095-8274
DOI:10.1016/j.anaerobe.2013.01.001