Prevalence of Fungi in the Conjunctival Sac of Clinically Normal Sheep

Elli adet koyunda yapılan bu çalışmada hayvanların gözlerindeki konjunktival keselerden alınan sıvap örneklemesi ile normal fungal floranın belirlenmesi amaçlandı. Çalışmada yaş ve cinsiyetin etkisi analiz edildi. Kültürü yapılan 100 örneğin 18 (%18)'inde fungal üreme görüldü. Cladosporium cinsi (%38.89) en çok üreyen mantar idi. Diğer üreyen mantarlar; Penicillium (%16.67), Rhodotorula (%16.67), Aspergillus (%16.67) ve Curvularia (%11.10) idi. Cinsiyet ve yaşın fungal izolasyon üzerine etkisi saptanmadı. Sonuçlar sağlıklı koyunların göz yüzeyinde mantarların yaygın olarak bulunmadığını gösterdi

Klinik Olarak Normal Koyunların Konjunktival Kesesinde Mantarların Yaygınlığı

Conjunctival swabs were obtained from both eyes of 50 healthy sheep to identify the fungal flora. Data were analyzed for effect of age and sex. Out of 100 samples cultured, 18 (18%) showed fungal growth with predominance of the genus Cladosporium (38.89%). Other isolated fungal genera were Penicillium (16.67%), Rhodotorula (16.67%), Aspergillus (16.67%) and Curvularia (11.10%). There was no significant effect of sex and age on frequency of fungal isolation. Results showed that fungi are not prevalent on the ocular surface of healthy sheep

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