Molecular Identification of Streptococcus equi subspecies equi in Horses

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Sadam Hussain Mahmood
Abdul Manaf Al-Judi
Haidar Khalid Mosstafa

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The objective of this study is to evaluate the existence of Streptococcus equi subspecies equi as probable agents of naturally occurring infection of the equine upper respiratory disease from the Equestrian Club in Baghdad city. Nasal swabs and pus samples from 141 horses with upper respiratory tract infections were collected. Results indicated that different microorganisms were isolated and identified S. equi subsp equi (30 isolates), S. equi subsp zooepidemicus (14 isolates), S. equisimilus (9 isolates), Enterococcus fecalis (17 isolates), Pasteurella spp. (29 isolates), Staphylococcus spp. (25 isolates), Bacillus spp. (24 isolates), Pseudomonas spp. (16 isolates), and E. coli (21 isolates). All 30 isolates of S. equi were characterized by biochemical tests. For molecular identification of the subspecies S. equi, one genomic region, SeM was amplified.

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Molecular Identification of Streptococcus equi subspecies equi in Horses. (2023). The Iraqi Journal of Veterinary Medicine, 38(2), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.30539/iraqijvm.v38i2.215 (Original work published 2014)
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Sadam Hussain Mahmood, Department of Veterinary Internal and Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Baghdad

 

 

Abdul Manaf Al-Judi, Department of Veterinary Internal and Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University ‎of Baghdad

 

 

 

 

Haidar Khalid Mosstafa, Ministry of Science and Technology, Baghdad, Iraq

 

 

 

 

How to Cite

Molecular Identification of Streptococcus equi subspecies equi in Horses. (2023). The Iraqi Journal of Veterinary Medicine, 38(2), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.30539/iraqijvm.v38i2.215 (Original work published 2014)

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