Diagnosis of ear canker in dogs by bacterial-colony displacement.
The diagnosis of a case of ear canker in a dog by bacterial-colony displacement is described. In this case, the causative mite was detected on the primary plates inoculated from a bacterial swab. This result indicates that the phenomenon of bacterial-colony displacement should be noted and investigated in diagnostic laboratories, as it indicates the presence of a range of motile metazoan parasites which may prove to be of clinical significance.
D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000254:growth & development*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004285:Dogs; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D008924:Mite Infestations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D008925:Mites