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Microbiology of the external ear canal in six African elephants ( Loxodonta africana )
Author(s) -
Chinnadurai S. K.,
Suedmeyer W. K.,
Fales W. H.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
veterinary record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 2042-7670
pISSN - 0042-4900
DOI - 10.1136/vr.164.8.238
Subject(s) - acinetobacter calcoaceticus , anaerobic bacteria , bacteria , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , acinetobacter , aerobic bacteria , anaerobic exercise , streptococcus , veterinary medicine , medicine , physiology , antibiotics , genetics
Samples collected from both external ear canals of six adult female African elephants ( Loxodonta africana ) were cultured for fungi, yeasts and aerobic and anaerobic bacteria. All the samples produced heavy growths of several aerobic bacteria, but anaerobic bacteria were rare and no fungi or yeasts were isolated. The most common bacterium isolated was Staphylococcus epidermidis , which was cultured from 11 of the 12 ears. Acinetobacter calcoaceticus lwoffi , α‐haemolytic Streptococcus and Corynebacterium species, and Aeromonas caviae were all isolated from at least six of the 12 ears.