Assessment of the aerobic faecal microflora in mink ( Mustela vison Schreiber) with emphasis on Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus intermedius

The present study was undertaken to investigate the culturable aerobic faecal microflora of mink from newborn until adulthood with emphasis on the potential pathogens Escherichia coli and β-haemolytic coagulase positive staphylococci. Rectal swabs were taken from 10 healthy dams and their offspring...

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Published in:Veterinary microbiology 2003-05, Vol.93 (3), p.235-245
Main Authors: Vulfson, L., Pedersen, K., Chriel, M., Holmen Andersen, T., Dietz, H.H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
adulthood
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Animals
Animals, Newborn
Biological and medical sciences
Coagulase - biosynthesis
coagulase positive staphylococci
Colony Count, Microbial
Denmark
Enterococci
Enterococcus
Escherichia coli
Escherichia coli - isolation & purification
Escherichia coli Infections - microbiology
Faecal microflora
farms
Feces - microbiology
Female
Freshwater
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
lactic acid bacteria
Lactobacillus - isolation & purification
Logistic Models
Microbial ecology
Mink
Mink - microbiology
Mustela vison
Neovison vison
Normal microflora of man and animals. Rumen
pathogens
Prevalence
progeny
Staphylococcal Infections - microbiology
Staphylococcus - enzymology
Staphylococcus - isolation & purification
Staphylococcus intermedius
Streptococcaceae
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Summary:The present study was undertaken to investigate the culturable aerobic faecal microflora of mink from newborn until adulthood with emphasis on the potential pathogens Escherichia coli and β-haemolytic coagulase positive staphylococci. Rectal swabs were taken from 10 healthy dams and their offspring on seven mink farms throughout the production season and a semi-quantitative enumeration of total E. coli and haemolytic E. coli, β-haemolytic streptococci, β-haemolytic coagulase positive staphylococci, total lactic acid bacteria, and enterococci was carried out in all samples using selective and non-selective media. Aerobic bacteria were cultured from close to 100% of the samples throughout the survey. Prevalence of E. coli isolates varied between 70 and 90% of the samples throughout the survey with a small decline at the end of the study period. The highest bacterial counts were found among recently weaned kits or kits in the early growth period ( P
ISSN:0378-1135
1873-2542
DOI:10.1016/S0378-1135(03)00037-3