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EML 2021, 10 pages - Article ID: EML-2108252112388
Evaluation of oral microbial flora and conjunctiva of cats who are suffering upper respiratory system symptoms in Tabriz
a Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch, Tabriz, Iran
b Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch, Tabriz, Iran
c Assistant Professor, Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch, Tabriz, Iran
ABSTRACT
Upper respiratory tract disease is one of the most common infectious diseases in cats, caused mainly by bacteria of the family Staphylococcus and Bacillus. This study aims to evaluate oral microbial flora and conjunctiva of cats suffering upper respiratory tract symptoms in Tabriz. For this purpose, 50 cats with bacterial diseases of the upper respiratory system were sampled from the mouth’s surface and conjunctiva using sterile swabs after visiting the clinic. After sending the sampling swaps to the bacteriology laboratory of the veterinary school, the samples were placed in the path of bacterial purification. Bacterial genera were identified using McConkey agar, OF, catalase and oxidase tests and Gram staining. Finally, the species tables of each genus and the proposed environments were placed. The results of this study showed that the average bacterial infection in eyes, nasal and conjunctival specimens respectively was 59% of the frequency of Staphylococcus bacteria, Bacillus was 17.9%, Cocobacillus was 7.7%, Redopsus and Streptococcus each were 5.1%, and Colinobacterium and Pasteurella each were 2.6%.
It should be noted that the rate of infection with the bacterium is not the same in all parts (conjunctiva, nose and mouth). As in staphylococcal infection, the highest infection is related to the mouth (61.1%), and the lowest is associated with the nose (54.5%). The average infection rate with Bacillus bacteria in the eyes, mouth and nose is 17.9%, the highest infection after staph. However, the frequency of these bacteria is not the same in all tested areas. The highest frequency of 30% is related to the conjunctiva, and the lowest amount of 11.1% is associated with the mouth. According to the results, the study of the microbial flora in the cats’ mouth and conjunctiva eyes with upper respiratory system infection symptoms is a good indicator for the diagnosis and diseases treatment.