Table 3.
Genotypes of C. perfringens present in feces, rumen content and feed
| C. perfringens types | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample material | A | Aβ2c | Aβ2a | Ae | A + Aβ2c | A + Aβ2a | A + Ae | Aβ2c + Aβ2a | D | Dβ2c | Total | |
|
n = (%) |
n = (%) |
n = (%) |
n = (%) |
n = (%) |
n = (%) |
n = (%) |
n = (%) |
n = (%) |
n = (%) |
n = (%) |
||
| Feces | Diarrhea | |||||||||||
| no | 196 (51.9) |
54 (14.3) |
112 (29.6) |
0 (0.0) |
3 (0.8) |
9 (2.4) |
1 (0.3) |
1 (0.3) |
1 (0.3) |
1 (0.3) |
378 (100) |
|
| yes | 11 (68.8) |
1 (6.3) |
3 (18.8) |
1 (6.3) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
16 (100) |
|
| Rumen content | 107 (55.7) |
29 (15.1) |
50 (26.0) |
3 (1.6) |
1 (0.5) |
2 (1.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
192 (100) |
|
| Feed | 10 (76.9) |
1 (7.7) |
2 (15.4) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
13 (100) |
|
type A = cpa +; type Aβ2c = cpa + + cpb2con +; type Aβ2a = cpa + + cpb2aty +; type Ae = cpa + + cpe +; type D = cpa + + etx +; type Dβ2c = cpa + + etx + + cpb2con +
Isolation of more than one genotype from single samples is indicated by listing each genotype separated by a “+”