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KMID : 1023519910140020143
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Korean Journal of Veterinary Service
1991 Volume.14 No. 2 p.143 ~ p.147
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Isolation of Staphylococcus Aureus from the Tonsils of Healthy Pigs
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Lee Jae-Bong
Ko Ju-Young
Cho Young-Bo
Jung Seung-Gi
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Abstract
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Between June and August 1990, the tonsils of 86 healthy pigs were examined for the presence of staphylococci. All of the pigs examined harboured Staphylococci in the tonsils, the most predominant Staphylococcus species was Staphylococcus aureus(45.3%) followed by Staph hyicus subsp chromogenes (20.9%), Staph hyicus subsp hyicus (16.3%), Staph hominis(4.7%), Staph simulans(2.3%) and Staph xylosus(1.2%), Unidentifiable species were isolated from 3(3.5%) of the 86 tonsils examined. Thirty-nine strains of Staph aureus were subjected to the biotyping scheme of Hajek & Marsalek all the strains were classified as biotype B.
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KEYWORD
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Biotype, Porcine tonsil, Staphylococcus
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