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Isolation And Biotyping Of Brucella Melitensis From Aborted Sheep And Goat Fetuses, Esra Büyükcangaz, Ayşi̇n Şen, Serpi̇l Kahya
Isolation And Biotyping Of Brucella Melitensis From Aborted Sheep And Goat Fetuses, Esra Büyükcangaz, Ayşi̇n Şen, Serpi̇l Kahya
Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
The possible role of Brucella spp. in 65 abortion cases, 55 from sheep and 10 from goats, occurring in the birth seasons of 2004 and 2005 in northwestern Turkey was investigated. Colony morphology, agglutination by acriflavin, H2S production, CO2 requirement, dye sensitivity in thionin, basic fuchsin, growth characteristics in streptomycin, lysis with Tbilisi phage, and agglutination with monospecific A- and M antisera were examined for identification and biotyping. The isolates from 21 of 55 sheep and 1 of 10 goat abortion cases were identified as Brucella melitensis. Biotyping revealed that 14, 6, and 1 of 22 Brucella spp. were B. …
Immunoperoxidase Studies On Leptospirosis In Bovine Abortion, Ahmet Temur, Yavuz Seli̇m Sağlam
Immunoperoxidase Studies On Leptospirosis In Bovine Abortion, Ahmet Temur, Yavuz Seli̇m Sağlam
Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
This study was conducted to determine leptospirosis from aborted bovine fetuses. Tissue sections of the liver, lung, spleen and kidney were stained with avidin-biotin peroxidase complex, and antigen localization was examined. These examinations showed positive staining in eight (24.24%) out of 33 fetuses for the presence of leptospira antigens. In these eight cases, leptospira antigens were found in three lung (37.5%), two liver (25%), four kidney (50%) and four spleen (50%) samples. Microscopic studies demonstrated that leptospiral antigens were located in the interalveolar and interlobular septum of the lung; in the cytoplasm of hepatocytes and macrophages in the portal regions …