Gangrenous mastitis in dromedary camels in UAE caused by Streptococcus agalactiae.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mastitis is a disease of economic concern that affects dairy industry worldwide. This study aimed to investigate and identify possible etiologies encountered in an episode of acute gangrenous mastitis in lactating she-camels in Al Dhafra region, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Beside the routine clinical examination, conventional bacteriological methods were used to isolate and identify possible aerobic/anaerobic bacterial or fungal pathogens from cultured milk samples collected from the mastitic she-camels. Moreover, quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) was used for the detection of Mycoplasma agalactiae and Mycoplasma bovis strains, and the 16S rRNA gene was sequenced to confirm the isolation. The isolates were also tested for their su

SUBMITTER: El Tigani-Asil ETA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7271422 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature