Enterotoxemia Caused by Clostridium perfringens Type E in a Calf

ERÖKSÜZ Y., Otlu B., ÇALICIOĞLU M., ERÖKSÜZ H., İNCİLİ C. A., Karabulut B., ...More

KAFKAS UNIVERSITESI VETERINER FAKULTESI DERGISI, vol.24, no.6, pp.905-908, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 24 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.9775/kvfd.2018.19952
  • Journal Name: KAFKAS UNIVERSITESI VETERINER FAKULTESI DERGISI
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.905-908
  • Keywords: Bovine, Clostridium perfringens type E, Enterotoxemia, MULTIPLEX PCR, ENTERITIS, CALVES, ASSAY
  • Inonu University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Clostridial enterotoxemia caused by Clostridium perfringens type E was diagnosed postmortem in a 2-months-old calf in a family farm containing 20 cattle at different ages. Varying degrees of severity of segmental fibrino-hemorrhagic and necrotic enteritis was present at the necropsy. Clostridium perfringens was isolated from the intestinal tissue and intestinal content and the genes encoding alpha and iota toxins were detected by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Histopathological examination showed the presence of adherent Gram-positive rods on the surface of villi and in poly morphonuclear leucocytes in the lamina propria of the intestinal mucosa.Overall, the results of the present study suggest that C. perfringens type E should be considered at differential diagnosis in fibrino-hemorrhagic enteritis and sudden deaths in post weaned calves.