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Table 3 Genotypes of C. perfringens present in feces, rumen content and feed

From: Diversity of Clostridium perfringens toxin-genotypes from dairy farms

  

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)

  1. type A = cpa +; type Aβ2c = cpa + + cpb2con +; type Aβ2a = cpa + + cpb2aty +; type Ae = cpa + + cpe +; type D = cpa + + etx +; type Dβ2c = cpa + + etx + + cpb2con +
  2. Isolation of more than one genotype from single samples is indicated by listing each genotype separated by a “+”