PREVALENCE OF Listeria monocytogenes IN SHEEP AND GOAT FLOCKS OF NOMADS
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2016
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Division of Veterinary Public Health and Epidemiology, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu
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A total of one hundred and sixty five samples comprising of Sheep faeces (n=33), Sheep rectal swabs (n=30), Goat faeces (n=32), Goat rectal swabs (n=30), Nomadic handlers hand swabs (n=20) and Nomadic handlers stool samples (n=20) were processed that revealed
32 (19.39%) isolates of Listeria species. Out of these 13 (7.87%) were identified as L. monocytogenes and 19 (11.51%) other Listeria species. The prevalence of L. monocytogenes from sheep and goat faeces and rectal swabs was 6.06%, 10.00%, 9.37% and 16.66% respectively. All the biochemically confirmed Listeria monocytogenes (n=13) isolates were hemolytic and CAMP positive but out of 13 Listeria monocytogenes isolates only 10 isolates were positive for PI-PLC assay. The 13 isolates of Listeria monocytogenes tested against the different antibiotics sensitivity showed a high sensitivity towards Ampicillin, Ciprofloxacin, Livofloxacin (100%), Enrofloxacin (76.92%) and Erythromycin (69.23%), where as moderate sensitivity was observed towards Amikacin (61.54%). The isolates showed resistance towards Penicillin-G (100%), Cephotaxime (69.23%), Ceftriaxone (53.85%).