Normal intestinal flora of wild Nile crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus) in the Okavango Delta, Botswana

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dc.contributor.authorLovely C.J.
dc.contributor.authorLeslie A.J.
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-15T15:56:59Z
dc.date.available2011-05-15T15:56:59Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractBacterial and fungal cultures were performed from cloacal swabs collected from 29 wild Nile crocodiles, captured in the Okavango Delta, Botswana. Sixteen species of bacteria and 6 fungal species were cultured. Individual crocodiles yielded 1-4 bacterial species, and 0-2 fungal species. The most commonly isolated bacteria were Microbacterium, Enterococcus faecalis, Aeromonas hydrophila, and Escherichia coli. No salmonellae were cultured. The most commonly occurring fungus was Cladosporium. Several of the bacterial and fungal species isolated have been implicated in cases of septicaemia in crocodilians. Knowledge of the normal intestinal flora will contribute towards the development of a crocodile-specific probiotic for use in farmed crocodiles.
dc.description.versionArticle
dc.identifier.citationJournal of the South African Veterinary Association
dc.identifier.citation79
dc.identifier.citation2
dc.identifier.issn10199128
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/10152
dc.subjectprobiotic agent
dc.subjectAeromonas hydrophila
dc.subjectalligator
dc.subjectarticle
dc.subjectbacterial strain
dc.subjectbacterium culture
dc.subjectbacterium identification
dc.subjectbacterium isolation
dc.subjectBotswana
dc.subjectCladosporium
dc.subjectcloaca
dc.subjectdrug synthesis
dc.subjectEnterococcus faecalis
dc.subjectEscherichia coli
dc.subjectfungal strain
dc.subjectfungus culture
dc.subjectfungus identification
dc.subjectfungus isolation
dc.subjectintestine flora
dc.subjectnonhuman
dc.subjectSalmonella
dc.subjectsepticemia
dc.subjectwild animal
dc.subjectAlligators and Crocodiles
dc.subjectAnimals
dc.subjectAnimals, Wild
dc.subjectBacteria
dc.subjectBotswana
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectFungi
dc.subjectIntestines
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectReference Values
dc.subjectSpecies Specificity
dc.subjectAeromonas hydrophila
dc.subjectBacteria (microorganisms)
dc.subjectCladosporium
dc.subjectCrocodylidae (all crocodiles)
dc.subjectCrocodylus niloticus
dc.subjectEnterococcus faecalis
dc.subjectEscherichia coli
dc.subjectFungi
dc.subjectMicrobacterium
dc.subjectSalmonella
dc.titleNormal intestinal flora of wild Nile crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus) in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
dc.typeArticle
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