Table 2.
Bacterial isolates from normal eyes
| Groups | Group I - stallions | Group II - mares | Group I and II – adult horses | Group III foals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of horses | 15 | 11 | 26 | 11 |
| No growth | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Number of isolates | 19 | 10 | 29 | 14 |
| Isolates: | Number of isolates/% isolates | Number of isolates/% isolates | Number of isolates/% isolates | Number of isolates/% isolates |
| Staphylococcus sciuri a | 8 / 42.1% | 4 / 40% | 12 / 41.4% | 4 / 28.6% |
| Staphylococcus xylosus a | 2 / 10.5% | 4 / 40% | 6 / 20.7% | 3 / 21.45% |
| Staphylococcus spp.* b | 2 / 10.5% | 0 | 2 / 6.9% | 2 / 14.3% |
| Staphylococcus simulans a | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 / 7.1% |
| Brevibacterium diminuta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 / 7.1% |
| Moraxella lacunata | 3 / 15.7% | 0 | 3 / 10.3% | 2 / 14.3% |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 1 / 5.3% | 0 | 1 / 3.45% | 0 |
| Sphingomonas paucimobilis | 1 / 5.3% | 1 / 10% | 2 / 6.9% | 0 |
| Burkholderia cepacia | 1/ 5.3% | 0 | 1 / 3.45% | 1 / 7.1% |
| Comamonas acidovorans | 1 / 5.3% | 0 | 1 / 3.45% | 0 |
| Chryseobacterium meningosepticum | 0 | 1 /10% | 1 / 3.45% | 0 |
(*not subjected to further strain identification)
aMSCNS– methicillin-susceptible coagulase-negative Staphylococcus)
bMSS – methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus