Identification of Clostridium chauvoei in clinical samples cultures from blackleg cases by means of PCR

C. chauvoei presence was detected by means of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) from supernatant of culture in cooked meat medium of liver, muscle and metatarsian bone marrow samples of seven calves with blackleg symptoms. The isolation under anaerobic conditions of one muscle sample revealed Clostridium perfringens in pure culture.

Foi detectada presença de Clostridium chauvoei pela reação de PCR a partir de cultivo em cooked meat medium de amostras de fígado, músculo e medula óssea metatarsiana de sete bezerros acometidos de carbúnculo sintomático. O isolamento de uma amostra de músculo sob condições anaeróbias revelou Clostridium perfringens em cultura pura.