Isolation of Mycobacteria spp from Rats

• Main Author: Maysoon Sabah Abbas
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: University of Baghdad, College of Veterinary Medicine 2008-12-01
• Series: The Iraqi Journal of Veterinary Medicine
• Online Access: https://jcovm.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/Iraqijvm/article/view/739

The main aim of this study is to detect infection of Wild brown rats with Mycobacteria . fourtyone Wild brown rats were collected from various quarters of Baghdad city during the period 29/5/2004 – 30/10/2004 . fourty one rats collected from college of Veterinary Medicine farm Baghdad University and from farm of Abu – Ghraib , Baghdad –AL Gedida , AL – Mahmoedia , AL – hurrea . In this study after collection of rats the post mortem change was studied and take one hundred twenty three sample of Lung , Liver and Spleen for bacterial examination one hundred twenty three samples were culture on special media for Mycobacteria . The result revealed that four rats were infected with Mycobacteria . four isolates of Mycobacteria two isolate from Lung , two isolate from Liver . The morbidity rate with Mycobacteria was 9.9% .