Bir Koyun-Keçi Sürüsünde Gözlenen Dermatophilus congolensis İnfeksiyonu

A case of acute exudative dermatitis was observed in a herd breeding of totally 120 goats and sheeps in Bursa Iznik district. The symptoms were observed approximately 70 % of 50 goats and 25 % of 70 sheeps. The lesions generally were located around head parts of animals. Scabs that collected from skin lesions were investigated bacteriologically and mycologically. Giemsa stain was applied and the bacteria was seen as branching filaments containing multiple rows of cocci. No mycologic findings were determined in scabs that applied 10% KOH. The samples were inoculated 5% sheep blood agar and incubated at 37 C in 5-10% COatmosphere at 24-48 hours for bacteriological examination. While the colonies were formed under of 1 mm diameter after 24 hours, colonies were observed β-hemolytic, hard, adherent to agar surface and about 1 mm diameter after 48 hours. Gram-positive coccoid forms were seen in Gram stain. Dermatophilus congolensis was identified after bacterioscopy and culture.