title: Bacteria isolated from lymph nodes of California slaughter swine.
abstract: Lymph nodes from 280 slaughter swine from 9 California ranches were examined for the presence of aerobic microflora. Genera of interest which were isolated (and percentage of animals from which they were isolated) included Salmonella (4.3%), beta-hemolytic streptococci (8.2%), Mycobacterium avium-complex (6.4%), Corynebacterium pyogenes (0.4%), and Aeromonas hydrophila (5.7%). Patterns of bacterial isolations from swine herds may be of assistance in predicting herd health problems.
mesh_terms: D000003:Abattoirs; D000333:Aeromonas / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002140:California; D003355:Corynebacterium pyogenes / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000382:microbiology*; D008643:Mesentery; D009162:Mycobacterium avium / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012475:Salmonella / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013045:Species Specificity; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013552:Swine / Q000382:microbiology*