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OJVRTM
Online Journal of Veterinary
Research©
Volume 21(7):406-409, 2017.
Prevalence of
Mycobacterium in geckos (Hemidactylus spp) around
Baghdad, Iraq.
Maysoon S. Abbas, Noor A. Al-Taai
and Khalil N.K.
College of Veterinary Medicine, Baghdad University,
Iraq
ABSTRACT
Abbas MS,
Al-Taai NA, Khalil NK., Prevalence of
Mycobacterium in geckos (Hemidactylus spp) in Baghdad, Iraq, Onl J Vet
Res., 21(7):406-409, 2017. Feces collected from 100 geckos (Hemidactylus spp) captured around Baghdad, Iraq were cultured on
Lowenstein-Jenson media incubated at 37 C° for 8 weeks and tested for presence
of mycobacteria. Media were examined for colonies twice weekly for 8 weeks. Diagnosis was based on colony growth, characteristics, acid fast
staining and production of chromogenes. Mycobacterium were present in 23% geckos
isolated as acid-fast staining bacilli and rapid growing colonies. This is a first report of high prevalence of Non Tuberculous
Mycobacteria (NTM) in geckos in Baghdad. Infected
animals can transmit mycomytosis to humans and precautions are warranted
with domestic geckos.
Key
words : geckos , fecal samples , Mycobacteria ,
Baghdad , Iraq.
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