Identification of Staphylococci Isolated from Chickens and the Determination of Their Susceptibility to Some Antibiotics

Authors : Gülay ALTAY

Pages : 595-600

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :In this study, a total of 120 staphylococci strains, 46 coagulase positive and 74 coagulase negative, isolated from chickens were identified according to the characteristics of their cultural, biochemical and some antibiotic properties. The coagulase positive staphylococci consisted of 28 S. aureus, 9 S. delphini, 3 S. intermedius, 2 S. aureus subsp. anaerobicus, 1 S. schleiferi subsp. coagulans, 1 S. hyicus, and 2 unidentified strains. The coagulase negative staphylococci were identified as 16 S. simulans, 11 S. hyicus, 8 S. saprophyticus, 6 S. epidermidis, 4 S. schleiferi subsp. schleiferi, 4 S. arlettae, 4 S. lentus, 4 S. gallinarum, 3 S. chromogenes, 3 S. warneri, 3 S. haemolyticus, 2 S. caprae, 2 S. auricularis, 2 S. xylosus and 2 S. cohnii. These staphylococci strains were measured for susceptibility to erythromycin insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(15 µg);, tetracycline insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(30 µg);, oxytetracycline insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(30 µg);, lincospectin insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(10 µg);, ampicillin insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(10 µg);, amoxicillin insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(25 µg);, danofloxacin insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(5 µg);, cotrimoxasole insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(25 µg);, gentamicin insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(10 µg);, cefuroxime insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(30 µg);, neomycin insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(30 µg); and furazolidone insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(200 µg);. As a result, we came to the conclusion that staphylococci isolated from chickens may represent different strains, and that the resistance of strains to some antibiotics may vary. However, in general, furazolidone, neomycin and cefuroxime were considered to be antibiotics which should have priority for treatment.
Keywords : Staphylococcus, identification, antibiotic susceptibility