1ICAR RC for NEHR, Basar, Arunachal Pradesh, India
2Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Ethics and Jurisprudence, C. V. Sc., AAU, Khanapara, Guwahati, Assam, India
3Department of Veterinary Microbiology, C. V. Sc., AAU, Khanapara, Guwahati, Assam, India
4Department of Veterinary Public Health, C. V. Sc., AAU, Khanapara, Guwahati, Assam, India
*Corresponding author: MS Baruah; E-mail: drmoloysb@gmail.com
Online published on 23 September, 2016.
Of 343 swine examined, 34 (9.91%) were found to be affected with exudative epidermitis from which 39 S. hyicus and 6 S. aureus isolates were recovered. Out of 39 S. hyicus, 34 S. hyicus isolates were found to be positive for virulence genes of which, 6 isolates (17.64%) were positive for exhA gene and 28 isolates (82.35%) were positive for exhD gene with an exhibited band size of 316 bp and 588 bp respectively in PCR. Early recovery of swine with exudative epidermitis was found with amoxyclav with supportive therapy than ceftriaxone and tazobactam combination with supportive therapy though the recovery rates with both the antibiotics were 100 per cent.
Swine, exudative epidermitis, Staphylococcus hyicus, PCR, antibiogram
