Ecological Characterization of the Colonic Microbiota of Normal and Diarrheic Dogs

Table 3

Detection of potential pathogens in pet dog with two diarrheic episodes by standard PCR assay^*.

Day	Status^**	Enterococcus	Enterococcus	Campylobacter	Helicobacter	Clostridium
		faecalis	faecium	spp.	spp.	perfringens
1	N	−	−	+	+	−
16	N	−	−	−	+	−
61	D	−	−	+	+	+
67	D, M	+	+	−	−	+
70	N, M	+	+	−	−	−
77	N	−	−	−	−	+
84	N	−	−	−	+	+
112	N	−	±	−	+	−
133	N	−	−	−	+	−
168	D	−	+	−	−	+
172	D, M	−	+	−	+	+
180	N	−	+	−	+	+
198	N	−	±	−	+	+
221	N	−	−	−	+	+
252	N	−	−	−	+	+

^* “−”: negative; “+”: positive; “±”: weak positive. All fecal flotation and Giardia tests were negative.
^**N: normal; D: diarrhea: M: metronidazole treatment.