Challenges in microbiological identification of aerobic bacteria isolated from the skin of reptiles.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Bacterial pathogens are often involved in dermatitis in reptiles. Exact identification of reptile-specific but otherwise uncommon bacterial species may be challenging. However, identification is crucial to evaluate the importance of the detected bacterial species.

Objective

The aim of this study was to assess the number of aerobic bacterial isolates cultured from skin-derived samples of reptiles which were not reliably identified by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS), and to determine their identity.

Material and methods

Routine bacterial diagnostics were performed on 235 skin samples, and 417 bacterial isolates were analysed by MALDI-TOF MS. The isolates were grouped into categories based on their

SUBMITTER: Brockmann M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7571677 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature