title: Bacterial and mycoplasmal flora of the healthy camelid conjunctival sac.
abstract: Healthy conjunctival sacs of 88 animals of 3 species of captive camelids (Lama glama, Lama guanicoe, Lama pacos) and llama-guanaco hybrids were sampled for bacterial and mycoplasmal flora. Mycoplasmas were not isolated from any animal. Eleven genera of bacteria were isolated. The most frequent isolates were Staphylococcus epidermidis and Pseudomonas spp. Nine varieties of Pseudomonas were found, which represented at least 3 Pseudomonas species. Many of the bacterial isolates (especially the pseudomonads) are potential pathogens in the eyes of these camelids.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames 50011.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Gionfriddo
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rosenbusch
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Kinyon
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Betts
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002161:Camelids, New World / Q000382:microbiology*; D002353:Carrier State / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000382:microbiology*; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009174:Mycoplasma / Q000302:isolation & purification*