Clostridium tertium isolated from feed

Abstract

Although Clostridium tertium is supposed to be a foodborne pathogen, the data on its detection in foodstuff s is scarce, and there are no reports on its isolation from feed. In this communication paper, the isolation of C. tertium from a sample of soya semolina is described. C. tertium may be importantin diff erential diagnosis, when it is to be distinguished from Clostridium perfringens. It is a unique species due to the lack of key characteristics of the genus it belongs to because it grows in the presence of oxygen and does not produce toxins. It has been well-documented as a human pathogen, although its mechanisms of pathogenicity are still unknown. According to sporadic reports in veterinary medicine, it has been identifi ed as a rare causative agent of infections in cattle, pigs, birds and marine mammals.

Pretpostavka je da Clostridium tertium treba svrstati u patogene koji se mogu preneti hranom, ali je malo podataka o njegovom nalazu u namirnicama, dok o izolaciji iz hrane za životinje nema dostupnih izveštaja. U ovom saopštenju prikazujemo izolaciju C. tertium iz uzorka sojinog griza. C. tertium može biti od značaja u diferencijalnoj dijagnostici kod izolacije Clostridium perfringens. Specifi čna je vrsta jer ne poseduje ključne karakteristike roda kojem pripada: raste u prisustvu kiseonika i ne produkuje toksine. Dobro je dokumentovan kao humani patogen, iako su mehanizmi njegove virulencije i danas nepoznati. Na osnovu sporadičnih izveštaja u veterinarskoj medicini, identifi kovan je retko kao uzročnik infekcija goveda, svinja, ptica i morskih sisara.