Isolation of Clostridium perfringens type A from wild bharals (Pseudois nayaur) following sudden death in Tibet, China

Anaerobe. 2017 Apr:44:20-22. doi: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2017.01.004. Epub 2017 Jan 7.

Abstract

Dozens of wild bharals died suddenly in Tibet. Necropsy showed severe congestion and hemorrhage in multiple organs, with large numbers of Gram-positive bacilli. Strains of Clostridium perfringens type A were isolated from the different organs and the intestinal contents. The other possible pathogens were ruled out by PCR.

Keywords: Clostridium perfringens type A; Sudden death; Wild bharals.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animal Structures
  • Animals
  • Bacterial Toxins / genetics
  • Calcium-Binding Proteins / genetics
  • Clostridium Infections / complications
  • Clostridium Infections / diagnosis
  • Clostridium Infections / microbiology
  • Clostridium Infections / veterinary*
  • Clostridium perfringens / classification
  • Clostridium perfringens / isolation & purification*
  • Death, Sudden*
  • Female
  • Histocytochemistry
  • Male
  • Microscopy
  • Minisatellite Repeats
  • Molecular Typing
  • Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Ruminants / microbiology*
  • Tibet
  • Type C Phospholipases / genetics

Substances

  • Bacterial Toxins
  • Calcium-Binding Proteins
  • Type C Phospholipases
  • alpha toxin, Clostridium perfringens