Clostridium difficile Isolated from the Fecal Contents of Swine in Japan

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Hidetaka NAGAI²  Yoshimasa SASAKI¹  Michiko KAWANISHI²  Tetsuo ASAI²  Masaru USUI²  Mototaka HIKI² 

[1] Food Safety and Consumer Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries, Tokyo 100–8950, Japan;National Veterinary Assay Laboratory, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries, 1–15–1 Tokura, Kokubunji, Tokyo 185–8511, Japan

关键词: Clostridium difficile;    swine;    toxin B;   

DOI  :  10.1292/jvms.12-0353

学科分类：兽医学

来源: Japanese Society of Veterinary Science

【 摘 要 】

References(15)Cited-By(6)A total of 250 fecal content samples were collected from 25 farrow-to-finish pig farms and examined for the prevalence of Clostridium difficile by using ethanol treatment followed by plating onto selective media-cycloserine-cefoxitin-mannitol agar-for the isolation of Clostridium difficile. Two specimens (0.8%, 95% confidential interval: 0–2.9%) were positive for C. difficile. One isolate was only positive for toxin B, and the other isolate was negative for both toxins A and B. Thus, prevalence of Clostridium difficile was found to be low among finishing pigs in Japan.

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