Isolation and Identification of Bacteria of Normal Flora in Handfed Exotic Psittacine Birds at Tamil Nadu, India
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R. Legadevi
Research Associate, Cavin Estates Private Limited, Bharathi Avenue, Injambakkam, Chennai
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V. Dillibabu
Research Associate, Cavin Estates Private Limited, Bharathi Avenue, Injambakkam, Chennai
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N. Karunakaran
Chief Veterinarian, Cavin Estates Private Limited, Bharathi Avenue, Injambakkam, Chennai
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K.Nagarajan
Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology, Madras veterinary college, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai - 600 007
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C. Soundararajan
Professor and Head, Farmers Training Centre, Enathur, Kancheepuram Taluk - 631561
Keywords:
Psittacines, Normal flora, Cloacal swab, hand feedingAbstract
Bacterial normal flora were identified in handfed psittacine birds (lory, amazons, lorikeet, cockatoo, conure, grey parrot, macaw, eclectus and African love birds) at Cavin estate exotic bird farm, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. A total of 54 cloacal swabs were collected from
different species of psittasine birds for bacteriological screening to identify the microorganisms by morphological and biochemical characteristics. In the present study, four Gram positive organisms such as Staphylococcus, Enterococcus, Bacillus and Corynebacterium and ten Gram negative bacteria such as Escherichia coli, Enterobactersp., Klebsiellasp., Yersiniasp., Providenciasp., Erwiniasp., Citrobactersp., Serratiasp., Acinitobactersp.and Buttiauxellasp.,were identified as the normal flora in apparently healthy
handfed psittacine birds. The frequency of occurrence of Staphylococcus sp., and E.coli was higher when compared to others.
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