Occurrence and prevalence of Clostridium perfringens in polar bears from Svalbard, Norway

To obtain insight into the occurrence and prevalence of Clostridium perfringens and its major toxins 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...

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Main Authors: Jores, J., Derocher, A.E., Staubach, Christoph, Aschfalk, Ansgar
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2008
Subjects:
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BERLIN
beta 2-toxin
Clostridium peifringens
DISEASE
DISEASES
EAST
FECAL SAMPLES
GASTROINTESTINAL-TRACT
GENE
GERMANY
HUMANS
KENYA
polar bear
PREVALENCE
SAFETY
SEA
STRAIN
STRAINS
TOXIN
toxin type A
Ursus maritimus
wildlife
Svalbard
Svalbard Archipelago
Norway
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http://www.jwildlifedis.org/doi/pdf/10.7589/0090-3558-44.1.155
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Summary:To obtain insight into the occurrence and prevalence of Clostridium perfringens and its major toxins 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 beta 2-toxin. 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

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