Comparative Invitro Susceptibility of Bacteroides and Fusobacterium Isolated from Footrot in Sheep to 28 Antimicrobial Agents

By Duran, S. P. and Machota, S. V. and Manzano, J. V. and Valera, R. C., Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 1991
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The agar dilution method was used to determine the bacteriostatic activity of 28 antimicrobial agents against 141 strains to the genus Bacteroides and 29 strains from the genus Fusobacterium. All organisms were isolated from clinical cases of ovine footrot. The strains were isolated from 125 Merino sheep, over a period of 2 years, from January 1987 to December 1988. The three ureidopenicillins studied (azlocillin, mezlocillin and piperacillin) proved to be the most effective antimicrobial agents. Chloramphenicol, metronidazole and tinidazole effectively inhibited the growth of Bacteroides spp., while phosphomycin was active against Fusobacterium spp.
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