Clostridium difficile Isolated from the Fecal Contents of Swine in Japan

Tetsuo ASAI; Masaru USUI; Mototaka HIKI; Michiko KAWANISHI; Hidetaka NAGAI; Yoshimasa SASAKI

doi:10.1292/jvms.12-0353

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Online ISSN : 1347-7439
Print ISSN : 0916-7250
ISSN-L : 0916-7250

Public Health

Clostridium difficile Isolated from the Fecal Contents of Swine in Japan

Tetsuo ASAI, Masaru USUI, Mototaka HIKI, Michiko KAWANISHI, Hidetaka NAGAI, Yoshimasa SASAKI

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Tetsuo ASAI
National Veterinary Assay Laboratory, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries, 1–15–1 Tokura, Kokubunji, Tokyo 185–8511, Japan
Masaru USUI
National Veterinary Assay Laboratory, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries, 1–15–1 Tokura, Kokubunji, Tokyo 185–8511, Japan
Mototaka HIKI
National Veterinary Assay Laboratory, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries, 1–15–1 Tokura, Kokubunji, Tokyo 185–8511, Japan
Michiko KAWANISHI
National Veterinary Assay Laboratory, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries, 1–15–1 Tokura, Kokubunji, Tokyo 185–8511, Japan
Hidetaka NAGAI
National Veterinary Assay Laboratory, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries, 1–15–1 Tokura, Kokubunji, Tokyo 185–8511, Japan
Yoshimasa SASAKI
Food Safety and Consumer Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries, Tokyo 100–8950, Japan

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Keywords: Clostridium difficile, swine, toxin B

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2013 Volume 75 Issue 4 Pages 539-541

DOI https://doi.org/10.1292/jvms.12-0353

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Published: 2013 Received: August 08, 2012 Released on J-STAGE: May 02, 2013 Accepted: November 09, 2012 Advance online publication: November 22, 2012 Revised: -

Abstract

A total of 250 fecal content samples were collected from 25 farrow-to-finish pig farms and examined for the prevalence of Clostridium difficile by using ethanol treatment followed by plating onto selective media-cycloserine-cefoxitin-mannitol agar-for the isolation of Clostridium difficile. Two specimens (0.8%, 95% confidential interval: 0–2.9%) were positive for C. difficile. One isolate was only positive for toxin B, and the other isolate was negative for both toxins A and B. Thus, prevalence of Clostridium difficile was found to be low among finishing pigs in Japan.

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