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A survey of enteric organisms detected by realātime <scp>PCR</scp> assay in faeces of dogs in Western Australia
- Source :
- Australian Veterinary Journal. 99:419-422
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2021.
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Abstract
- This retrospective observational study reports the enteric organisms detected in dogs in Western Australia that had a faecal PCR (fPCR) submitted to a commercial veterinary laboratory. Of 2025 fPCR results, Clostridium perfringens alpha toxin gene was most frequently detected (87.2%), followed by Campylobacter spp. (37.8%), canine parvovirus (10.5%), Giardia spp. (9.7%), Salmonella spp. (7.0%), canine enteric coronavirus (2.3%), and canine distemper virus (0.3%). C.perfringens alpha toxin gene and Campylobacter spp. were the most common organisms co-detected. There was no statistically significant seasonal variation. Further studies are required to elucidate the role these organisms play in gastrointestinal disease in dogs.
- Subjects :
- Salmonella
General Veterinary
biology
040301 veterinary sciences
Canine distemper
Campylobacter
0402 animal and dairy science
Canine parvovirus
04 agricultural and veterinary sciences
General Medicine
Clostridium perfringens alpha toxin
biology.organism_classification
medicine.disease_cause
medicine.disease
040201 dairy & animal science
Virus
Microbiology
0403 veterinary science
medicine
GIARDIA SPP
Feces
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 17510813 and 00050423
- Volume :
- 99
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Australian Veterinary Journal
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........ee2043570ee1265743c45dc06a6a5998
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/avj.13101