INTAS POLIVET
Open Access
  • Year: 2009
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue: 1

Antibiotic Sensitivity Spectrum of Bacterial Isolates from Cervico Vaginal Mucus of Postpartum Rural Buffaloes*

  • Author:
  • P. P. Patel, M. T. Panchal1, I. H. Kalyani2, F. S. Kavani1
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 29 to 31

1Department of Animal Reproduction, Gynaecology and Obstetrics

2Department of Microbiology

Department of Animal Reproduction, Gynaecology and Obstetrics College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry Anand Agricultural University, Anand-388 001 (Gujarat)

*Part of M.V.Sc. thesis submitted by the first author to A.A.U., Veterinary College, Anand.

Abstract

A total of 55 CVM samples, collected from cycling postpartum buffaloes having apparently unhealthy vaginal discharge, were screened for bacterial isolates. Out of 55 CVM samples screened, 30.00 (55.55%) samples had bacterial growth, whereas 25.00 (45.45%) samples did not yield any bacterial culture. Among the CVM samples (n=30) found positive for bacterial growth, the single and mixed types of bacterial isolates were found in 27(90.00%) and 3(10.00%) CVM samples, respectively. Among the 27 single isolates, frequency of Staphylococcus spp. was found to be maximum of 37.03 per cent followed by E. coli (18.51%), Bacillus spp. (14.81%), Proteus spp. (11.11%), Streptococci spp. (11.11%), Pseudomonas spp. (3.70%) and Salmonella spp. (3.70%).

Keywords

Bacteriology, cervico vaginal mucus (CVM), buffalo