Table 1.
Bacterial species isolated from suspected clinically infected canine corneas.
| Organism | # of isolates | Proportion (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Staphylococcus species | (150) | (32.3) |
| Staphylococcus pseudintermedius | 124 | 26.7 |
| Coagulase(-) Staphylococcus (non-specified) | 14 | 3.0 |
| Staphylococcus epidermidis | 3 | 0.6 |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 2 | 0.4 |
| Staphylococcus schleiferi | 2 | 0.4 |
| Staphylococcus sp. (non-specified) | 2 | 0.4 |
| Coagulase(+) Staphylococcus (non-specified) | 1 | 0.2 |
| Staphylococcus delphinus | 1 | 0.2 |
| Staphylococcus sciuri | 1 | 0.2 |
| Streptococcus species | (89) | (19.1) |
| Streptococcus canis | 56 | 12.0 |
| Alpha-hemolytic Streptococcus (non-specified) | 14 | 3.0 |
| Streptococcus sp. (non-specified) | 9 | 1.9 |
| Streptococcus agalactiae | 3 | 0.6 |
| Streptococcus dysgalactiae ss. equisimilis | 2 | 0.4 |
| Streptococcus oralis | 2 | 0.4 |
| Beta-hemolytic Streptococcus (non-specified) | 1 | 0.2 |
| Streptococcus salivarius | 1 | 0.2 |
| Streptococcus sanguis | 1 | 0.2 |
| Pseudomonas species | (58) | (12.5) |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 35 | 7.5 |
| Pseudomonas sp. (non-specified) | 23 | 4.9 |
| Corynebacterium species | 39 | 8.4 |
| Pasteurella species | 22 | 4.7 |
| Escherichia coli | 13 | 2.8 |
| Actinomyces species | 10 | 2.2 |
| Bacillus species | 10 | 2.2 |
| Othera | 74 | 15.9 |
| Total | 465 | 100 |
| No growth | 220 |
Other organisms include Enterococcus sp. (9), gram(-) non-fermenter (non-specified) (9), gram(-) rod (non-specified) (7), gram(+) rod (non-specified) (5), Acinetobacter sp. (4), Moraxella sp. (4), Neisseria sp. (4), Enterobacter sp. (3), gram(+) coccus (non-specified) (3), Micrococcus sp. (3), Proteus mirabilis (3), Serratia marcescens (3), Cutibacterium acnes (2), Klebsiella sp. (2), Achromobacter xylosoxidans (1), Clostridium perfringens (1), Capnocytophaga sp. (1), Cardiobacterium sp. (1), Chryseobacterium sp. (1), gram(-) coccus (non-specified) (1), Mycoplasma sp. (1), Pantoea agglomerans (1), Providencia rettgeri (1), Psychrobacter sp. (1), Raoultella sp. (1), Rhodococcus sp. (1), Rothia sp. (1).