Isolation of Mycobacterium spp. from Milking Buffaloes and Cattle in Nepal

First isolation of Mycobacterium spp. in Mullus spp. in Turkey

Ichthyozoonotic Mycobacterium spp. poses health risks both to fish and humans. In this study, the presence of ichthyozoonotic Mycobacterium spp. was investigated in red mullet (Mullus barbatus barbatus) and surmullet (Mullus surmuletus), widely caught species in the Mediterranean and the Aegean Sea. A total of 208 fish samples, provided from fishermen of Mersin province (Turkey) were studied. U...

Molecular and Microscopic Detection of Theileria spp. among Cattle and Buffaloes in West Azarbaijan, Iran

Bovine theileriosis is an important tick-borne disease caused by intraerythrocytic parasites from genus Theileria. This study sought to detect the theileriosis among cattle and buffaloes using molecular and microscopic tests in West Azerbaijan, Iran. For this purpose, 484 blood samples from 193 cattle and 291 buffaloes were collected during March to July 2014. The breed, gender, age, and habita...

Isolation and Molecular Confirmation of Mycobacterium Avium Subspecies Paratuberculosis in Cattle and Buffaloes from Three States of India

B. RAMALAKSHMI , F. MUKHERJEE, A. PRASAD, V. S. BAHEKAR, S. K. RANA, G. K. SHARMA & V. A. SRINIVASAN Research and Development Center, Indian Immunologicals Limited, Hyderabad, Telangana, India; Department of Biotechnology, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India; National Dairy Development Board, R&D Laboratory, Hyderabad, Telangana, India; National Dairy Development Board, ...

Milking management of dairy buffaloes

Isolation of Chlamydia spp. from Ewes and Does in Iran

Enzootic ovine abortion is caused by Chlamydia abortus and may result in abortion among small ruminants during the last 2-3 weeks of pregnancy. Enzootic abortion is diagnosed by isolation of the agent or detection of its nucleic acid in the products of abortion or vaginal excretions of freshly aborted females. Isolation of chlamydial agents in cell culture is the gold standard, so in the presen...