Molecular Studies on Clostridium Perfringens Resistant to Tetracycline Group | ||
| Zagazig Veterinary Journal | ||
| Article 15, Volume 41, Issue 1, March 2013, Pages 169-175 PDF (2.79 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/zvjz.2013.94474 | ||
| Authors | ||
| A M Attia1; Basma S Mahmoud2; Amira S M Elrafie3 | ||
| 1Bacteriology, Mycology and Immunology Department, Faculty of Vet. Medicine, Zagazig Uni. | ||
| 2Anaerobic Unit, Bacteriology Research Dept., Animal Health Research Institute, Dokki, Giza | ||
| 3Bacteriology Department, Animal Health Research Institute, Zagazig branch, Sharkia | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Clostridia are spore-forming bacteria causing health hazards for human beings and animals ranging from wound infection to necrotic enteritis. In the present work, 60 dropping samples were collected from diarrhoeic broilers of 7 different farms in Sharkia and Cairo Governorates for isolation and identification of C.perfringens by conventional methods. The results showed that incidence of C. perfringens was 41% (25/60), 23 out of them were proved to be C. perfringens type A, while only two isolates were type C. Antibiotic susceptibility test revealed that 88% of C. perfringens isolates were sensitive to amoxicillin, 84% were sensitive to cefotaxime, cefuroxime, cefotraxion, piperacillin and bacitracin, 80% were sensitive to erythromycin, 76% were sensitive to fuscidic acid, 64% were sensitive to tetracycline, doxycycline and clindamycin, while 24% of the isolates were sensitive to lincomycin. Furthermore, MICs for tetracycline resistant isolates were ranged from 8-32 µg/ml. PCR was applied to detect α-toxin gene of C. perfringens and tetracycline resistant genes (tetB, tetM and tetK). All isolates gave positive amplification for alpha toxin gene, while tetB gene was detected in two out of 5 isolates , but tetK and tetM genes weren’t detected in any isolates. | ||
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