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Klebsiella and Enterobacter organisms isolated from horses

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

H. Platt ,
J. G. Atherton  and
Ida Øskov
H. Platt
Affiliation:
Equine Research Station, Newmarket, England
J. G. Atherton
Affiliation:
Equine Research Station, Newmarket, England
Ida Øskov
Affiliation:
Collaborative Centre for Reference and Research on Escherichia (WHO), Statens Seruminstitut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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An account is given of K. pneumoniae capsule types occurring in horses, with particular reference to strains originating from the genital tract in the mare and the external genitalia of the stallion.

A survey of the prevalence of K. pneumoniae and E. aerogenes strains in the preputial flora of healthy stallions is described. The majority of horses were found to be carriers of these organisms. The cultural characteristics of these preputial strains are described and compared with those of K. pneumoniae strains associated with epidemic metritis in mares. The epidemiological significance of certain K. pneumoniae capsule types is discussed.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 77 , Issue 3 , December 1976 , pp. 401 - 408
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1976

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