Preserving Feces to Improve C. perfringens Diagnosis, University of California, Davis (UCD) Study

6/20/2012 7:43:36 AM

Diagnosing Clostridium perfringens infections in horses has taken a step forward, thanks to recent study results identifying two methods that extend the life of the bacteria contained in fecal samples from days to weeks. Clostridium perfringens (type C) is a bacterium that causes severe diarrhea in horses and is one of the most common causes of neonatal diarrhea. A veterinarian makes a final diagnosis only if he or she can detect the toxin C. perfringens produces, called CPB, in diarrheic horses' intestinal contents or feces.

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