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. 2018 Dec:54:100-103.
doi: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2018.08.007. Epub 2018 Aug 22.

Prevalence and characterization of Clostridium perfringens in broiler chickens and retail chicken meat in central China

Tengfei Zhang  1 , Wenting Zhang  2 , Diyun Ai  3 , Rongrong Zhang  1 , Qin Lu  2 , Qingping Luo  4 , Huabin Shao  5
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Prevalence and characterization of Clostridium perfringens in broiler chickens and retail chicken meat in central China

Tengfei Zhang et al. Anaerobe. 2018 Dec.

Abstract

We report that Clostridium perfringens was present in 23.1% (130/562) of broiler chickens and 15.1% (38/252) of retail chicken meat samples in central China. Among 168 isolates, type A was the preponderant genotype, and 3% of isolates were positive C. perfringens enterotoxin (cpe). Among different sources, the prevalence was higher in free-range chickens compared to chickens from intensive poultry farms, but with lower proportions of antimicrobial resistance.

Keywords: Antimicrobial resistance; Chicken; Clostridium perfringens; Enterotoxin; Genotype.

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