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| + | *Dogs with chronic diarrhoea |
| − | [[Image:Clostridium difficile.jpg|200px|thumb|right|'''Clostridium difficile''' (Author: Nephron, Wikimedia Commons)]]
| + | *New born foals with haemorrhagic enterocolitis |
| − | | + | *Possibly associated with acute colitis in adult horses following antibiotic therapy or grain overload |
| − | ''Clostridium difficle'' is a gram positive bacteria of the family ''Clostridiaceae''. They are part of the normal flora, so known as a commensal bacteria. The problem arises when the bacteria competing within the host are destroyed by antibiotics.
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| − | ''C. difficle'' become overpopulated, and begin to produce pathogenic strains producing toxins, namely enterotoxin and cytotoxin. These may cause [[diarrhoea]], and abdominal pains, or pseudomembranous colitis (PMC) under more severe circumstances.
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| − | It is a motile bacteria, showing optimal growth on blood agar.
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