Occurrence of Clostridium perfringens in Shellfish
Abstract
Background: Clostridium perfringens is an infectious agent of concern in wild/farmed shellfish. Hence, this study assessed shellfish-borne Clostridium perfringens (ShbCp) prevalence. Methods: A total of 1469 ShbCp from 2336 shellfish were modelled using hierarchical generalized linear and 1000-permutation-based-mixed-effects, meta-regression models. Results: The overall ShbCp prevalence was 54.12% (19.73–84.99) with a 32.02% (14.52–56.64) toxigenic rate and a higher estimate in 2020–2025 (41.01%, 17.00–70.23) versus 1970–2019 (20.01%, 4.49–57.08). Culture media significantly affect ShbCp recovery, with cooked meat medium and thioglycollate medium registering higher estimates (77% and 25.15%, respectively) than selective agars (
Fields of Study & Subjects
Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
Vibrio bacteria research studies
Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Veterinary Sciences
- Volume
- 13
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 51–51
- Publication date
- 7 January 2026
- Language
- EN