Fecal prevalence of Clostridium innocuum DNA in healthy horses and horses with colitis.
Abstract: This study compared the prevalence of C. innocuum DNA in the feces of healthy horses and horses with acute colitis. C. innocuum was identified in 22% (15/68) of colitis cases and 18% (12/68) of healthy horses (p = 0.416).
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Publication Date: 2022-12-05 PubMed ID: 36481352DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2022.102681Google Scholar: Lookup
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Summary
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This research investigates the presence of C. innocuum DNA in the feces of healthy horses vs. horses with acute colitis.
Objective of the Study
- The main objective of this study was to assess and compare the prevalence of Clostridium innocuum (C. innocuum) DNA in the feces of both healthy horses and horses suffering from acute colitis.
Findings of the Study
- The research results stated that DNA of C. innocuum was identified in 22% (15 out of 68) of colitis cases, and in 18% (12 out of 68) of healthy horses.
Statistical Analysis
- The p-value of 0.416 indicates that there was not a significant statistical difference detected in the prevalence of C. innocuum between the two groups. Therefore, there is a lack of evidence to support any difference in the frequency of the bacteria in healthy horses compared to those with acute colitis.
Implications of the Findings
- The lack of a statistically significant difference suggests that the presence of C. innocuum DNA in feces is not necessarily related to the onset or occurrence of acute colitis in horses.
- This could mean that C. innocuum is a part of the normal gut flora in horses or that its role in the occurrence of colitis in horses needs further investigation to be clarified.
Cite This Article
APA
Zakia LS, MacNicol JL, Borges AS, Yu S, Boerlin P, Gomez DE, Surette MG, Arroyo LG.
(2022).
Fecal prevalence of Clostridium innocuum DNA in healthy horses and horses with colitis.
Anaerobe, 79, 102681.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anaerobe.2022.102681 Publication
Researcher Affiliations
- Department of Clinical Studies, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada. Electronic address: lstachew@uoguelph.ca.
- Department of Animal Bioscience, Ontario Agricultural College, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada. Electronic address: jmacnico@uoguelph.ca.
- São Paulo State University (Unesp), School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Department of Veterinary Clinical Science, Walter Mauricio Correa Street, No Number, Botucatu, Sao Paulo, 18618-681, Brazil. Electronic address: alexandre.s.borges@unesp.br.
- Department of Clinical Studies, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada. Electronic address: syu11@uoguelph.ca.
- Department of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada. Electronic address: pboerlin@uoguelph.ca.
- Department of Clinical Studies, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada. Electronic address: dgomezni@uoguelph.ca.
- Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario, L8S 4K1, Canada. Electronic address: surette@mcmaster.ca.
- Department of Clinical Studies, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada. Electronic address: larroyo@uoguelph.ca.
MeSH Terms
- Prevalence
- Colitis / epidemiology
- Colitis / veterinary
- Feces
- Clostridium
- Firmicutes
- Horses
- Animals
Conflict of Interest Statement
Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
Citations
This article has been cited 1 times.- Boucher L, Leduc L, Leclère M, Costa MC. Current Understanding of Equine Gut Dysbiosis and Microbiota Manipulation Techniques: Comparison with Current Knowledge in Other Species. Animals (Basel) 2024 Feb 28;14(5).
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