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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Occurrence and prevalence of Clostridium perfringens in polar bears from Svalbard, Norway
Journal of Wildlife Diseases, Volume 44, No. 1, Year 2008
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To obtain insight into the occurrence and prevalence of Clostridium perfringens and its major twins in polar bears (Ursus maritimus), we took fecal samples for bacteriologic analysis from live-captured bears in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, in 2001. Clostridium perfringens was isolated from 40 of 92 samples (44%). Thirty strains were further characterized by determining toxin type and were classified to be type A, while one was also positive for the gene encoding β2-toidn. Despite the fact that C. perfringens type A has been associated with fatal diseases in several animal species as well as in humans, our data indicate that C. perfringens type A is an normal inhabitant of the gastrointestinal tract of polar bears. © Wildlife Disease Association 2008.
Authors & Co-Authors
Jores, Joerg
Germany, Berlin
Freie Universität Berlin
Kenya, Nairobi
International Livestock Research Institute Nairobi
Derocher, Andrew E.
Norway, Tromso
Norsk Polarinstitutt
Canada, Edmonton
University of Alberta
Staubach, Christoph
Germany, Wusterhausen
Institute of Epidemiology
Aschfalk, Ansgar
Germany, Wusterhausen
Institute of Epidemiology
Norway, Tromso
Institute of Food Safety and Environment
Statistics
Citations: 21
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 6
Identifiers
Doi:
10.7589/0090-3558-44.1.155
ISSN:
00903558
Research Areas
Genetics And Genomics
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study