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Article

Prevalence and Characterisation of Clostridium perfringens Isolates in Food-Producing Animals in Romania

by
Corina Beres
1,†,
Liora Colobatiu
2,*,†,
Alexandra Tabaran
1,
Romolica Mihaiu
3 and
Marian Mihaiu
1
1
Department of Animal Breeding and Food Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Manastur Street No. 3/5, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
2
Department of Medical Devices, Faculty of Pharmacy, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Victor Babes Street No. 8, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
3
Department of Management, Faculty of Economic Sciences and Business Administration, Babes Bolyai University, Mihail Kogalniceanu Street No.1, 400084 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
†
These authors have contributed equally to this work.
Microorganisms 2023, 11(6), 1373; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11061373
Submission received: 9 May 2023 / Revised: 19 May 2023 / Accepted: 22 May 2023 / Published: 24 May 2023
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Antibiotic and Antifungal Resistance and Related Alternative Therapies)
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Abstract

The aim of the current study was to investigate the prevalence of Clostridium perfringens (C. perfringens) recovered from animal faeces, as well as to determine the antimicrobial susceptibility of such isolates. A total of 14 (14/100; 14%) C. perfringens isolates were isolated from the 100 analysed samples (twelve recovered from faecal samples collected from pigs and two from veal calves’ faecal samples). The preponderant genotype was type A, with all isolates being cpa-positive. The most potent antimicrobial agents against C. perfringens proved to be vancomycin, rifampicin and lincomycin. A strong resistance to tetracycline (71.4%), penicillin (64.2%), erythromycin (42.8%) and enrofloxacin (35.7%) was also observed. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first analysis regarding the prevalence, characterization and antimicrobial susceptibility of C. perfringens in food-producing animals in Romania, adding further evidence for the probable role of animals as a source of resistant C. perfringens strains.
Keywords: Clostridium perfringens; gastroenteritis; prevalence; toxins; antimicrobial resistance; food-producing animals Clostridium perfringens; gastroenteritis; prevalence; toxins; antimicrobial resistance; food-producing animals

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Beres, C.; Colobatiu, L.; Tabaran, A.; Mihaiu, R.; Mihaiu, M. Prevalence and Characterisation of Clostridium perfringens Isolates in Food-Producing Animals in Romania. Microorganisms 2023, 11, 1373. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11061373

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Beres C, Colobatiu L, Tabaran A, Mihaiu R, Mihaiu M. Prevalence and Characterisation of Clostridium perfringens Isolates in Food-Producing Animals in Romania. Microorganisms. 2023; 11(6):1373. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11061373

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Beres, Corina, Liora Colobatiu, Alexandra Tabaran, Romolica Mihaiu, and Marian Mihaiu. 2023. "Prevalence and Characterisation of Clostridium perfringens Isolates in Food-Producing Animals in Romania" Microorganisms 11, no. 6: 1373. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11061373

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Beres, C., Colobatiu, L., Tabaran, A., Mihaiu, R., & Mihaiu, M. (2023). Prevalence and Characterisation of Clostridium perfringens Isolates in Food-Producing Animals in Romania. Microorganisms, 11(6), 1373. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11061373

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