Highlighting on the occurrence of Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis in camel.

Abstract

lesions and only five animals had showed visceral lesions. The disease appeared clinically as superficial abscesses which varied in colors (whitish creamy or greenish) and consistency (milk like, thick cheesy or dry firm). Most of the abscesses were closed and single, but oc-casionally opened and multiple. Large scars with ulcerated skin were formed in some cases especially at the inferior cervical and prescapular LNs. without abscess formation. Gram stained smears revealed gram positive non-spore forming bacilli and cocci shaped bacteria. Identification scheme of the gram positive non-spore addition to other coryneform bacteria as C. jeikeium and C. urealyticum. In addition, other bacteria such as cellulomonas spp./Microbacterium spp. and Brevibacterium spp. were also isolated. Serum samples were collected from 93 camels and tested by exotoxin showed a detectable clinical signs.