Sukumar, KTANUVAS2020-10-012020-10-012020-02https://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810152202TNV_TM_17-26-Feb-2020_50-54Accurate diagnosis of bacterial infections decreases the spread ofthe disease and facilitates appropriate patient management. In addition, efficacious disease treatment reduces side effects and slows the generation of antibiotic resistance. Traditionally, culture methods facilitate the diagnosis of most bacterial infections; however, some bacteria are difficult to isolate, grow slowly in the culture due to stringent growth requirements, or may not grow because of prior empirical treatment of animals with antimicrobial agents.EnglishVeterinary ScienceVeterinary MicrobiologyArticle