INTAS POLIVET
Open Access
  • Year: 2015
  • Volume: 16
  • Issue: 2

Identifying Oral Bacterial Microflora Associated with Canine Dental Plaque A Study of 53 Canines

  • Author:
  • A.M. Patel, J.V. Vadalia, Vineet Kumar, P.B. Patel, D.B. Barad2
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 391 to 393

2Department of Veterinary Microbiology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry Junagadh Agricultural University (JAU), Junagadh-362001, Gujarat

Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry Junagadh Agricultural University (JAU), Junagadh-362001, Gujarat

*Corresponding author E-mail: dratulvet07@yahoo.co.in

Online published on 2 April, 2016.

Abstract

A total of 1594 dogs were screened and 53 dogs were found positive for dental affections. Recorded prevalence was 27 (50.94%) in Spitz cross, 5 (9.43%) in Doberman, 5 (9.43%) in Labrador, 8 (15.09%) in German shepherd, 1 (1.8%) in Great Dane, 1 (1.8%) in Saint Bernard and 6 (11.3%) in non-descript. Bacteria were isolated from the dental plaques and identified by Gram's staining. Among 27 samples, 8 bacterial genera were identified and those were of Neisseria (11.11%), Staphylococcus (29.62%), Bacillus (22.22%), Escherichia (14.81%), Moraxella (11.11%), Pseudomonas (3.73%), Streptococcus (11.11%) and Corynebacterium (3.73%).

Keywords

Canine, dental plaque, dog, oral microflora