Table 1. Frequency of isolation of Salmonella spp., Clostridium perfringens and Clostridioides difficile from dogs fed commercial dry feed or “Raw meat-based diet” (n = 238).
| Dogs diet | Salmonella spp. | Clostridium perfringens | Clostridioides difficile | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type A | Type F | Isolation | Toxigenic (A+B+CDT-) | RT/ST | ||
| Commercial dry feed (n = 192) | 1 (0.5%) b | 92 (47.9%)b | 0 (0%) | 4 (2.1%) | 0 (0%) | - |
| Raw meat-based (n = 46) | 7 (15.2%) a | 32 (69.6%)a | 1 (2.2%)1 | 2 (4.3%) | 2 (4.3%)2 | 106/52 600/149 |
| Total (n = 238) | 8 (3.4%) | 124 (52.1%) | 1 (0.4%) | 6 (2.5%) | 2 (0.8%) | - |
Different lower-case letters indicate a significant difference (p < 0.01)
1Stool sample negative for enterotoxin (CPE) in a commercial EIA test and negative for NetF-encoding gene by PCR
2One stool sample were positive for A/B toxins in a commercial EIA test.