Clostridium Perfringens and CadA Gene Copy Number in Captive Corn Snakes

24 Clostridium perfringens isolates from captive corn snakes were analyzed for toxinotypes and virulence gene copy numbers. The research by You-Chen Hung, published on figshare in 2026, associates fatal diarrhea with increased intestinal colonization by C. perfringens and a reduced cadA gene copy number. The dataset is a 317.6 KB document detailing the study's methods and results.

Use Cases

• Analyze associations between bacterial overgrowth and disease status based on detection rates and bacterial load comparisons
• Compare virulence gene profiles of bacterial isolates based on toxinotyping and gene copy number analysis
• Investigate potential biofilm-related disease mechanisms based on cadA gene copy number findings

Strengths

• Includes statistical analysis of detection rates and bacterial loads (p = 0.0007; p < 0.0001)
• Provides toxinotyping results for 24 C. perfringens isolates
• Reports quantitative analysis of five virulence-associated genes

Limitations

• Dataset is a 317.6 KB DOCX file, which is a small text document rather than a structured data table
• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, limiting suitability assessment
• Data is presented as a research article summary; raw underlying data is not provided

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Rectal swabs were collected from healthy and diarrheic captive corn snakes for pathogen detection and bacterial load quantification.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-25 04:34:41