Association of Staphylococcus aureus in bovine dermatitis


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  • R A HAZARIKA
  • P N MAHANTA
  • P BORAH

Abstract

Staphylococcus aureus was isolated from 45(41.67%) out of 108 cattle suffering from dernatitis.It was involved either singly or in association with other staphylococci, Micrococcus sp., microfilaria
and mange-mite. Pathogenicity trial with representative strains and the toxins of the same strains revealed pathogenic and dermonecrotoxic effects on rabbit skin. in-vitro drug sensitivity pattern depicted most sensitivity of the organism to cioxacillin, gentarnicin and chlorampheencol (100% each) and least to streptomycin (64.4).

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Author Biographies

  • R A HAZARIKA
    Assistant Professor and Incharge, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Public Health and Hygiene, College of Veterinary Scinece AAU, Azad, North Lakhimpur, Assam 787 001
  • P N MAHANTA

    Associate Professor Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Scinece
  • P BORAH
    Assistant Professor Department of Microbiolgy

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Vol. 65 No. 6 (1995)

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HAZARIKA, R. A., MAHANTA, P. N., & BORAH, P. (2013). Association of Staphylococcus aureus in bovine dermatitis. The Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, 65(6). https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/31851