Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
ISSN: Online 1993-601XISSN: Print 1680-5593
Abstract
Clostridium perfringens (C. perfringens) is major cause of Necrotic Enteritidis (NE) in poultry. C. perfringens types A and C are the only types linked to the disease observed in avian species and toxins alpha (encoded by cpa), beta (cpb), beta-2 (cpb2), enterotoxin (cpe) and netB are the most significant in disease. Researchers report here the toxinotyping of NE-producing and commensal isolates of C. perfringens from chickens in Korea. All isolates recovered from NE lesion or normal flora were type A (cpa positive, cpb negative, etx negative, cpIo negative). The cpb2 and luxS showed no significant difference between NE-producing and commensal isolates but of the 27 netB positive isolates, 25 (36.2%) had been recovered from 69 chickens with NE while only 2 (4.9%) isolates were recovered from 41 chickens with normal flora.
How to cite this article:
Young Ju Lee. Characteristics of Clostridium perfringens Isolated from Chicken in Korea.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/javaa.2014.213.216
URL: https://www.makhillpublications.co/view-article/1680-5593/javaa.2014.213.216