Occurrence and Prevalence of Bacterial Species as Identified from Camel Wounds

A total of 80 samples were collected from male, female and young calves of camel and tested for bacterial contamination. Twelve different bacterial species were identified from wound samples of camels. The species were Actinobacillus ligneirsi, Bacillus cereus, Citrobacter species, Corynebacterium pygenes, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella ozeanea, Pasturella pneumotropica, Pseudomonas aeroginosa, Salmonella arizona, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, and Staphylococcus intermedius. Out of the 80 samples studied, 46 were from males, 12 from females and 22 from young calves. The percentage prevalence of bacterial infection in open and close wounds was also demonstrated. The incidence of infection in open wounds of males, females and young calves was 83.33, 100, and 88.88%, respectively, while the incidence of infection in close wounds of the above animals was observed as 82.12, 60.00 and 84.61%, respectively. A survey on mixed infections in wound samples of camels was also carried-out during this work. The mixed infections in the samples of males, females and young calves were recorded as 76.08, 66.66 and 81.81%, respectively. Morphologically, these varied from cocci to rod shape and were gram-positive and negative. Some produced spherical, swarming, and spreading colonies while fewer produced α and β hemolytic colonies of red blood cells on blood agar. The percentage occurrence of individual bacterial species in wound samples was also investigated. The incidence of Actinobacillus ligneirsi, Bacillus cereus, Citrobacter species, Corynebacterium pygenes, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella ozeanea, Pasturella pneumotropica, Pseudomonas aeroginosa, Salmonella arizona, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, and Staphylococcus intermedius in wounds of camels was 4.47, 5.97, 2.98, 5.97, 17.91, 7.46, 5.97, 8.95, 5.97, 14.92, 1.49, and 17.91%, respectively.