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T1 PREVALENCE AND TOXINOTYPING OF CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS ENTEROTOXINS IN SMALL RUMINANTS OF SAMSUN PROVINCE, NORTHERN
A1 M. Tutuncu
A1 Y. Kilicoglu
A1 M. Guzel
A1 D. Pekmezci
A1 T. Gulhan
JF Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences
JO JAPS
SN 1018-7081
VO 28
IS 4
SP 1204
OP 1207
YR 2018
FD 2018/08/01
DO DOI NA
AB Enterotoxemia, caused by Clostridium perfringens, is one of the most common problems of small ruminantsindustry worldwide. C. perfringens is considered to be a normal resident of the intestines and when the intestinal environment changed, proliferates in large numbers and produces enterotoxins. Vaccination against C. perfringens enterotoxins is of paramount importance for preventing enterotoxemia in small ruminants. Therefore, detection of local enterotoxin types produced by C. perfringens could help deciding the suitable vaccine program. The present study was aimed to determine the types of C. perfringens and their toxins prevalent in small ruminant of Samsun province, Northern Turkey. For this purpose, 221 intestinal samples from sheep and goats with sudden death and/or suspected from enterotoxemia were examined by ELISA for detection of C. perfringens enterotoxins. According to ELISA results, 45.2% of the samples (100/221) were positive for enterotoxemia caused by C. perfringens. Overall, 133 enterotoxins were detected in this 100 positive samples. When evaluating the individual enterotoxins; alfa (±) , beta ( 2a) ,nd epsilon (µ) toxin were detected in 72.9%, 4.5%, and 22.6%, respectively. According to toxin types, 65 for C. perfringens type A (65.0%), 1 for type C (1.0%), 5 for type C (5.0%), and 29 for type D (29.0%) were determined. In conclusion, it was determined that enterotoxemia was high ( 45.2%), C. perfringens A and D type dominant strain in sheep and goats in Samsun province. A suitable vaccination program against C. perfringens type A and type D may provide adequate protection against the enterotoxemia of small ruminants in this area. toxin. Similarly, types C, D, and E produce 2, µ, and 1-
K1 Clostridium perfringens, enterotoxemia, enterotoxin types, sheep, goat.
PB Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum
LK https://thejaps.org.pk/AbstractView.aspx?mid=2018-JAPS-434