Study about pathogenic staphylocci isolated from dogs

Abstract

According to the results of Rajulu & col. (1960) about bacteriphage relations between strains of staphylococci isolated from dogs and men, the A. A. reviewed their data and found that material from cases of furunculosis which they have tested, were many limes related to students, teachers or workers that were in frequent contact with dogs. The cultures from swabs of skin and nostrils of 113 dogs and 42 students revealed that all dogs were carriers of pathogenic staphylococci, on the skin, nostrils or both. Out of 42 students, 10 were carriers. The strains isolated from dogs were all of the “albus” type and alpha, beta or alpha-beta hemolysin producers. The strains isolated from students were all of the “aureus” type and only alpha hemolysin producers. All of the strains fermented dextrose but there was no uniformity as to manitol and gelatin. During the work one of the A. A. presented an apicitis of tooth, from which it was obtained, in pure culture, an “albus” type betahemolytic an coagulase-positive staphylococus (Phage type 29). None of the strains of canine origin could be phage typed utilizing human or bovine series of phages.