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Aerobic Bacterial Flora of Conjunctival Sac in the Healthy Iranian Water Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis)
Abdullah Araghi-Sooreh and Khosrow Hatami-Lorzini
Corresponding Author: Abdullah Araghi-Sooreh
Submitted: June 13, 2012
Accepted: July 28, 2012
Published: September 20, 2012 |
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This study was aimed to identify the normal aerobic bacterial flora of the conjunctiva in the Iranian water
buffalo and to determine the effect of gender, age and ecotype variations on the flora. Fifty healthy Iranian water
buffalos (33 females, 17 males), aged 1-15 years, of four different ecotypes-Azeri, Mazandarani, Khuzestani and
Guilani were selected and divided into 4 age groups. Swabs were taken from the inferior conjunctival sac of both
eyes (n = 100) and cultured on blood and MacConkey agar in aerobic condition. Forty seven buffalos out of 50
(94%) were positive for bacteria; 44/50 (88%) had positive culture from both eyes. The most frequent isolates were
Staphylococcus sp., Escherichia coli and Bacillus cereus. Statistical analysis did not show significant difference in
frequency of isolates between sexes, ecotypes and age groups (p>0.05). A correlation was found between the buffalo
age and number of species isolated per eye (p<0.01). In this study Dermatophilus congolensis and Edwardsiella
tarda were reported for the first time in the conjunctiva of animals. Gram-positive aerobes were most commonly
cultured from the conjunctival sac of healthy water buffalos.
Key words: Bacterial flora, conjunctiva, Dermatophilus congolensis, Edwardsiella tarda, water buffalo, ,
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Abdullah Araghi-Sooreh and Khosrow Hatami-Lorzini, . Aerobic Bacterial Flora of Conjunctival Sac in the Healthy Iranian Water Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis). Current Research Journal of Biological Sciences, (5): 608-612.
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