Pathogenic aerobic bacteria and fungi isolated from stray dogs in Trinidad.
The occurrence of pathogenic aerobic bacteria and fungi in 100 stray dogs was investigated. The most commonly isolated pathogens were Staphylococcus aureus, S. intermedius and Malassezia pachydermatis. No zoonotic pathogen was isolated. It is suggested that stray dogs may not maintain or transmit the pathogens.
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School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinité et Tobago.
D000818:Animals; D001420:Bacteria, Aerobic / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D004285:Dogs / Q000382:microbiology*; D005658:Fungi / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D014300:Trinidad and Tobago