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Some observations on the faecal carriage of mesophilic Aeromonas species in cows and pigs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

S. J. Gray  and
D. J. Stickler
S. J. Gray
Affiliation:
Public Health Laboratory Service, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff CF4 4XW.
D. J. Stickler
Affiliation:
School of Pure and Applied Biology, University of Wales College of Cardiff, P.O. Box 13, Cardiff CF1 3XF
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Replicate faecal samples from healthy individual pigs and cows were examined for the presence of Aeromonas sp. over a 12-month period. Aeromonads were found to be minor components of the faecal flora, only 8·8 % of 520 samples from pigs and 4·6% of 481 samples from cows proving positive. Isolation rates in both groups of animals were seasonal. A. hydrophila (62% of the isolates) was the predominant species in cows, followed by A. caviae (32%) and A. sobria (15%). This pattern was also recorded in the natural waters that the animals drank from during the period when the faecal carriage rate was at its highest. In pigs, A. caviae (59%) was more common than A. hydrophila (41%). A. sobria was not found in any of the pig-associated samples. It seems that cattle acquire their faecal aeromonads from drinking water. The source of the organisms in pigs is less clear.

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Epidemiology & Infection , Volume 103 , Issue 3 , December 1989 , pp. 523 - 537
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1989

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