Primeiro relato no Brasil de mastite necrótica bovina por Clostridium perfringens tipo A

Abstract

RESUMO Relata

Antimicrobial susceptibility of Clostridium perfringens isolated from domestic and wild animal species in Brazil

“…Palavras-chave: Resistência, sensibilidade, antibióticos, búfalo, bezerros, cães, carnívoros Clostridium perfringens is a Gram-positive, anaerobic bacillus, Classified into five types (A -E) according to the production of four major toxins (alpha, beta, epsilon and iota) and commonly isolated from the environment or gastrointestinal tract of mammals and birds (SILVA et al, 2009;LOBATO, 2015). In animals, C. perfringens type A causes diarrhea in dogs, pigs and cattle (SILVA; LOBATO, 2015) and also causes gas gangrene in ruminants (GONÇALVES et al, 2006). C. perfringens type D causes enterotoxemia in bovine, caprine and ovine species, associated with overfeeding and subsequent hemorrhagic enterocolitis, severe neurological signs and sudden death in some cases (FACURY-FILHO et al, 2009).…”