The occurrence and characteristics of Clostridioides (previously Clostridium) difficile and Clostridium perfringens in the feces of diarrheic and non-diarrheic cats was investigated. Apparently healthy animals were more likely to be positive for C. perfringens type A (p = 0.009). Two isolates (0.7%), one each from a diarrheic and an apparently healthy cat, were positive for the enterotoxin-encoding gene but negative for the NetF-encoding gene. Six toxigenic C. difficile isolates were isolated, all RT106 and ST42, which is commonly reported in humans with C. difficile infection.

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腹泻和非腹泻猫的产气荚膜梭菌和艰难梭菌的分离

研究了腹泻和非腹泻猫粪中难辨梭状芽孢杆菌（以前称为梭状梭状芽胞杆菌）和产气荚膜梭状芽胞杆菌的发生和特征。显然，健康的动物对产气荚膜梭菌A型阳性的可能性更高（p = 0.009）。两种分离物（0.7％），分别来自腹泻和表面健康的猫，其肠毒素编码基因呈阳性，而NetF编码基因呈阴性。分离出六个艰难梭状芽胞杆菌分离株，全部是RT106和ST42，这在艰难梭菌感染的人类中普遍存在。