Table 1 Isolation of bacteria and mycoplasma from conjunctiva of Norwegian sheep.
From: Bacteriological Investigation of Infectious Keratoconjunctivitis in Norwegian Sheep
Isolated bacteria | Farms with outbreaks of keratoconjunctivits | Farms without outbreaks Controls (n = 50) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Cases (n = 43) | Controls (n = 42) | ||
Bacillus spp. | 4 | 6 | 7 |
Corynebacterium spp. | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Escherichia coli | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Listeria monocytogenes | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Micrococcus spp. | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Moraxella (Branhamella) ovis | 12 | 12 | 5 |
Moraxella spp. | 6 | 2 | 6 |
Mycoplasma conjunctivae* | 16 | 3 | 4 |
Psedomonas spp. | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Staphylococcus aureus | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Staphylococcus spp. | 11 | 8 | 11 |
Streptococcus spp./Enterococcus spp. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
64 | 41 | 39 | |