TABLE 2.
Dogs used in this study and the strains isolateda
Type of dog | No. of dogs | No. of strains | % Isolation | No. of strains identified as:
|
No. of strains that were:
|
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H. felis | H. bizzozeronii | H. salomonis | “F. rappini” | Mixed culture | Unidentified | Lost | ||||
Euthanized pet | 18 | 10 | 55 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Healthy pet | 37 | 16 | 43 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Gastrointestinal patient | 23 | 12 | 52 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Experimental | 17 | 10 | 59 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 95 | 48 | 51 | 8 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
All biopsy samples were urease positive.