Prevalence of in diarrhoeic and non-diarrhoeic piglets

Sergio Alvarez-Perez , Jose L. Blanco , Emilio Bouza , Patricia Alba , Xavier Gibert , Jaime Maldonado , Marta E. Garcia

is considered to be an important causative agent of porcine neonatal diarrhoea, having taken over from classic bacterial pathogens. However, there are currently no clear data concerning the prevalence of this microorganism in piglets, or about its relative distributions among diarrhoeic and non-diarrhoeic animals. In the present study, we analyzed the presence of in rectal swabs from 780 piglets from two age groups (newborn and 1–2-month-old pigs) by means of molecular and microbiological procedures. Furthermore DNA was isolated from the bacteria in order to identify toxin A and toxin B genes.

Mots clés: Prevalence; Pig; Diarrhoea; Toxin

Sergio Alvarez-Perez, Jose L. Blanco, Emilio Bouza, Patricia Alba, Xavier Gibert, et al.. Prevalence of in diarrhoeic and non-diarrhoeic piglets. Veterinary Microbiology, 2009, 137 (3-4), pp.302. ⟨10.1016/j.vetmic.2009.01.015⟩. ⟨hal-00485531⟩