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Toxinotyping and antimicrobial susceptibility of enterotoxigenic Clostridium perfringens isolates from mutton, beef and chicken meat

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A total of 300 meat samples comprising mutton, beef, and chicken meat (n = 100) collected from either local butcher shops or large meat outlets situated at various areas of Lahore City located in Punjab province of Pakistan were tested for the isolation of Clostridium perfringens. Prevalence of the organism was highest in the chicken (6 %) followed by mutton (5 %) and beef (1 %). Contamination level was high (10/150) in the samples collected from local butcher shops in comparison to the samples collected from large meat outlets (2/150). All of the raw meat samples were negative for the presence of alpha, beta and epsilon toxins of C. perfringens as detected through ELISA. Out of a total number of 12 isolates only half were capable of producing enterotoxins when cultured in trypticase glucose yeast (TGY) broth. Toxinotyping of the isolates showed that 3 were of type A while one each of the remaining three belonged to type B, C, and D. Antibiotic susceptibility testing of the toxin producing isolates revealed that C. perfringens were susceptible to chloramphenicol, ciprofloxacin, metronidazole, and ceftriaxone. All of the other drugs were relatively less effective with a least activity of amoxicillin against the isolates.

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We are thankful to the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan for providing financial assistance to carry out the present study

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  1. Department of Microbiology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan

    Madiha Khan, Jawad Nazir, Aftab Ahmad Anjum & Muhammad Nawaz

  2. Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan

    Mansur-ud-din Ahmad

  3. Quality Operations Laboratory, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan

    Muhammad Zubair Shabbir

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Khan, M., Nazir, J., Anjum, A.A. et al. Toxinotyping and antimicrobial susceptibility of enterotoxigenic Clostridium perfringens isolates from mutton, beef and chicken meat. J Food Sci Technol 52, 5323–5328 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13197-014-1584-3

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Keywords

  • Antibiotic susceptibility
  • Clostridium perfringens
  • Meat
  • Enterotoxin
  • Toxinotyping