Table 3. Microorganisms isolated from lesions.
| Isolates | Positive animals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N° | % | N° | % | |
| Coryneform bacteria | 100 | 42.5 | 69 | 40.3 |
| Trueperella pyogenes | 72/100 | 72 | 48/69 | 69.6 |
| Corynebacterium suicordis | 12/100 | 12 | 10/69 | 14.5 |
| Rhodococcus equi | 3/100 | 3 | 3/69 | 4.3 |
| Corynebacterium xerosis | 4/100 | 4 | 2/69 | 2.9 |
| Corynebacterium spp. | 2/100 | 2 | 1/69 | 1.4 |
| Corynebacterium ulcerans | 1/100 | 1 | 1/69 | 1.4 |
| Corynebacterium urealyticum | 1/100 | 1 | 1/69 | 1.4 |
| Other coryneform bacteria a | 5/100 | 5 | 5/69 | 7.2 |
| Streptococci | 65 | 27.7 | 48 | 28.1 |
| Streptococcus suis | 26/65 | 40 | 23/48 | 47.9 |
| Streptococcus porcinus | 12/65 | 18.5 | 7/48 | 14.6 |
| Streptococcus dysgalactiae spp. equisimilis | 6/65 | 9.2 | 5/48 | 10.4 |
| Streptococcus equi spp. zooepidemicus | 5/65 | 7.7 | 4/48 | 8.3 |
| Streptococcus agalactiae | 4/65 | 6.1 | 4/48 | 8.3 |
| Streptococcus alactolyticus | 4/65 | 6.1 | 2/48 | 4.2 |
| Streptococcus uberis | 2/65 | 3.1 | 2/48 | 4.2 |
| Other streptococci b | 6/65 | 9.2 | 6/48 | 12.5 |
| Enterococcus spp. c | 19 | 8.1 | 14 | 8.2 |
| Carnobacterium spp. d | 17 | 7.2 | 14 | 8.2 |
| Aerococcus spp. e | 13 | 5.5 | 11 | 6.4 |
| Staphylococcus spp. f | 7 | 3 | 7 | 4.1 |
| Pasteurella multocida | 4 | 1.7 | 4 | 2.3 |
| Others g | 10 | 4.2 | 7 | 4.1 |
| Total | 235 | 100 | 171 | 100 |
a Rhodococcus boritolerans, Dietzia timorensis, Pseudoclavibacter spp, Brevibacterium spp and Actinomyces masicol (1 isolate/each)
b Streptococcus spp. (3 isolates), S. mitis, S. rattus and S. bovis (1 isolate/each)
c E. faecium (8 isolates) E. durans (3 isolates), E. faecalis (6 isolates), E. gallinarum and E. avium (1 isolate/each)
d C. maltaromaticum (16 isolates) and C. divergens (1 isolate)
e A. urinae (7 isolates), A. viridans (4 isolates) and A nurinaequi (2 isolates)
f S. sciuri, S. xylosus (2 isolates/each), Staphylococcus spp., S. aureus and S. haemolyticus (1 isolate/each)
g Leuconostoc spp. (4 isolates), Escherichia coli (2 isolates) Mezorhizobium spp., Halospirulina spp., Glanulicatella spp. and Lactococcus lactis (1 isolate/each)