An investigation into the prevalence of S aureus on avian feet
Cooper, J.E.; Needham, J.R.
Veterinary Record 98(9): 172-174
1976
ISSN/ISBN: 0042-4900 PMID: 1258319 Document Number: 105864
The feet of 63 fowls and 37 birds of prey were swabbed and cultured. Staphylococcus aureus was isolated from 4.7% of the former and 10.8% of the latter. The recovery of S. epidermidis was considerably higher, the organism being cultured from 81% of fowls and 62% of birds of prey. The significance of the low S. aureus isolation rates is discussed in relation to avian staphylococcal infections, and attention is drawn to the importance of the choice of plasma for the coagulase test when identifying S. aureus from non-human sources.