A Microbiological Study on the Nasal Cavity Swabs of Apparently Healthy Camels


Abstract in English

A microbiological study carried out on a total of ١٣٤ nasal cavity swabs were aseptically collected from apparently healthy camels, and examined microbiologically. The bacterial examination resultes isolation of ١٣ pathogenic and Potentially pathogenic bacteria isolates. These bacteria included: Pasteurella multocida, E. coli, Streptococcus pyogenes, Citrobacter sp., Edwardsiella, Klebsiella aerogenes, Staphylococcus albus, Enterobacter, Diplococcus pneumonia, Serratia marcescens, Micrococcus sp., Providencia sp. and Corynebacterium sp.

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