Complete Genome Sequences of 11 sp. Strains Isolated from Buffalo Milk and Milkers' Hands.

Here, we present data on the complete genome sequences of 11 sp. isolates (three isolates and one isolate each of , , , , , , and ), obtained as part of a mastitis study of buffalo milk (from healthy animals and from those with subclinical mastitis) and milkers' hands.

Prevalence of netF-positive Clostridium perfringens in foals in southwestern Ontario.

NetF-producing Clostridium perfringens have recently been identified as a cause of necrotizing enteritis in neonatal foals, but little is known about its prevalence in clinically normal foals. Foals (n = 88) ranging in age from < 1 wk to 2 to 4 mo (median age 2 to 4 wk) on 8 horse-breeding farms in Ontario were examined on 1 or 2 occasions for the presence of C. perfringens.

Characterization of Clostridium perfringens in the feces of adult horses and foals with acute enterocolitis.

Up to 60% of cases of equine colitis have no known cause. To improve understanding of the causes of acute colitis in horses, we hypothesized that Clostridium perfringens producing enterotoxin (CPE) and/or beta2 toxin (CPB2) are common and important causes of severe colitis in horses and/or that C. perfringens producing an as-yet-undescribed cytotoxin may also cause colitis in horses.