Korean Journal of Veterinary Service (한국동물위생학회지)

The Korean Society of Veterinary Service (한국동물위생학회)
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Isolation of Staphylococcus Aureus from the Tonsils of Healthy Pigs

돼지편도로부터 STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS균의 분리

  • 이재봉 (충청남도 가축위생시험소 남부지소) ;
  • 고주영 (충청남도 가축위생시험소 남부지소) ;
  • 조영보 (충청남도 가축위생시험소 남부지소) ;
  • 정승기 (충청남도 가축위생시험소 남부지소)
  • Published : 1991.12.01
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Abstract

Between June and August 1990, the tonsils of 86 healthy pigs were examined for the presence of staphylococci. All of the pigs examined harboured Staphylococci in the tonsils, the most predominant Staphylococcus species was Staphylococcus aureus(45.3%) followed by Staph hyicus subsp chromogenes (20.9%), Staph hyicus subsp hyicus (16.3%), Staph hominis(4.7%), Staph simulans(2.3%) and Staph xylosus(1.2%), Unidentifiable species were isolated from 3(3.5%) of the 86 tonsils examined. Thirty-nine strains of Staph aureus were subjected to the biotyping scheme of Hajek & Marsalek all the strains were classified as biotype B.

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