ISOLATON AND IDENTIFICATION SOME BACTERIAL CAUSES OF LUNG ABSCESSESSHEEP BY CHROMOGENIC MEDIA

Abstract

The study carried to isolation and identification some bacterial causes of lung abscesses in the sheep in Najaf province by Orientation chromagar. Forty two lung abscess were collected fromdied (10) and slaughtered sheep(32). The result of bacterial isolation appeared 32 bacterial isolates included 18 (56.2%) Gram positive bacteria and 14(43.7%) Gram negative bacteria according morphology and color of colony and confirmed by classical biochemical test .The Staphylococcus aureus were predominant bacteria 15(46.8%) , Escherichia coli 9 (28.1 %), Klebsiella pneumonia 5 (15.6 %) and Staphylococcus saprophyticus 3 (9.3%).