LABORATUVAR HAYVANLARINDAN SALMONELLA SPP. İZOLASYONU

Ozet Bu calisma laboraluvar hayvanlarinda Salmonella yayginlik durumunu saptamak amaciyla yapilmistir. Bu amacla Elazig'da yetistirilen 270 fare. 220 kobay, 144 rat ve 21 tavsandan rektal sivap ornekleri alinmistir. Toplam 655 laboratuvar hayvaninin 10 (%1.52)'undan Salmonella susu izole edilmistir. Farelerden izole edilen 7 susun 5'i S.enteriiidis, 2'si S. Lyphimurium, kobaylardan izole edilen 3 susun 2'si S. enteritidis, 1 'i S. typhimurium olarak tiplendirilmistir. Tavsan ve ratardan izolasyon yapilamamistir. Bu calismanin sonucunda laboratuvar hayvanlarinin Salmonellalarin onemli bir tasiyicisi olabilecegi kanisina varilmistir. Anahtar Kelimeler: Salmonella, izolasyon, laboratuvar hayvanlari Isolation of Salmonella spp. from laboratory animals Summary This study was carried out to detect the incidence of Salmonella spp. in laboratory ani­mals. Recial swabs were collected from 270 mice, 220 guinea pigs, 144 rats and 21 rabbits. Salmonella was isolated from 10 (1.52%) of 655 laboratory animals. Of 7 Salmonella strains isolated from mice, 5 were S. enteritidis and 2 were S. typhimurium. Of 3 Salmonella strains isolated from guinea pigs, 2 were S. enteritidis and one was S. typhimurium. No Salmonella was isolated from rabbits and rats. It was concluded that laboratory animals should be considered important carries of Salmonella. Key Words: Salmonella, isolation, laboratory animals