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Evaluation of methods for the isolation of Salmonella and Arizona organisms from pet turtles treated with antimicrobial agents.
- Source :
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Applied microbiology [Appl Microbiol] 1975 Feb; Vol. 29 (2), pp. 240-5. - Publication Year :
- 1975
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Abstract
- Turtles infected with and actively excreting Salmonella-Arizona organisms were treated with various concentrations of both Neo-Terramycin (N-Te) and Terramycin (Te) (Pfizer) for various periods of time and then tested for the presence of these pathogens by two methods, excretion and blending. Turtles treated with 200 mug of Te per ml of container water for 9, 12, or 14 weeks, whereas when representative turtles from treatment groups were blended 72 h posttreatment these organisms were isolated from the whole turtle homogenate. Salmonella and Arizona could be recovered from homogenate prepared from turtles treated for 7 and 14 days with 400, 800, or 1,000 mug of Te or N-Te per ml. These findings suggest that the blending methods is more sensistive than the excretion method for the detection of Salmonella-Arizona in the treated turtle.
- Subjects :
- Animals
Anti-Bacterial Agents administration & dosage
Enterobacteriaceae drug effects
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Feces microbiology
Intestines microbiology
Oxytetracycline administration & dosage
Salmonella drug effects
Water Microbiology
Anti-Bacterial Agents pharmacology
Bacteriological Techniques standards
Enterobacteriaceae isolation & purification
Oxytetracycline pharmacology
Salmonella isolation & purification
Turtles microbiology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0003-6919
- Volume :
- 29
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Applied microbiology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 1090250
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1128/am.29.2.240-245.1975