Oral micro flora of stray domestic cats (Felis catus) found in the premises of two human hospitals in Sokoto, Nigeria

Magaji, A.A; Saulawa, M.A; Salihu, M.D; Junaidu, A.U; Shittu, A.; Gulumbe, M.L; Chafe, U.M; Buhari, S.; Raji, A.A

dc.contributor.author	Magaji, A.A
dc.contributor.author	Saulawa, M.A
dc.contributor.author	Salihu, M.D
dc.contributor.author	Junaidu, A.U
dc.contributor.author	Shittu, A.
dc.contributor.author	Gulumbe, M.L
dc.contributor.author	Chafe, U.M
dc.contributor.author	Buhari, S.
dc.contributor.author	Raji, A.A
dc.date.accessioned	2017-11-01T15:50:24Z
dc.date.available	2017-11-01T15:50:24Z
dc.date.issued	2008-05
dc.identifier.issn	1595-093X
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/351
dc.description.abstract	A study was carried out to identify the various bacterial species in the oral cavity of cats in two human hospitals in Sokoto, Nigeria. The buccal cavities of 26 cats (14 from Hospital A an d 12 from Hospital B were liberally swabbed for bacterial evaluation. The samples were enriched in peptone water, inoculated on McConkey and Blood agar, and incubated aerobically at 37°C for 24hrs. The isolates were Gram stained and subjected to biochemical characterization for identification. A total of 51 bact erial isolates were made. There were Staphylococcus aureus 18 (35.3%), Micrococcus spp, 9 (17.7%), Pasteurella spp. 5 (9.8%), Streptococcus spp. 5 (9.8%), Yersinia spp. 4 (7.8%), Bacillus spp. 4 (7.8%), Listeria spp. 3 (5.4%) and Corynebacterium spp. 3 (5.9%). Staphylococcus aureus has the highest frequency of isolation 18 (35.3%).	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Sokoto Journal of Veterinary Sciences	en_US
dc.subject	Department of Veterinary Public Health and Animal Production	en_US
dc.subject	Department of Veterinary Medicine, Surgery and Theriogenology	en_US
dc.subject	Faculty of Veterinary Medicine	en_US
dc.title	Oral micro flora of stray domestic cats (Felis catus) found in the premises of two human hospitals in Sokoto, Nigeria	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US