The first-time isolation of Brucella canis from two aborted bitches in a kennel in Turkey

Authors

AHMET MURAT SAYTEKİN
MUSTAFA SENCER KARAGÜL
BUKET ALTUNTAŞ
GÜLSEREN YILDIZ ÖZ
GÜLNAZ MECİTOĞLU
ÖZGE YILMAZ

DOI

10.3906/vet-1803-54

Abstract

Brucella canis is defined as the specific agent that is responsible for canine brucellosis. In this study, B. canis was isolated and identified from the clinical materials belonging to 2 dogs kept in a breeding kennel in Turkey and brought to the researchers? clinic with abortion complaints. With this study, for the first time ever, B. canis isolation and identification was made from dogs that aborted in a kennel. This study emphasizes

Keywords

Abortion, Brucella canis, isolation, kennel

First Page

665

Last Page

668

Recommended Citation

SAYTEKİN, AHMET MURAT; KARAGÜL, MUSTAFA SENCER; ALTUNTAŞ, BUKET; ÖZ, GÜLSEREN YILDIZ; MECİTOĞLU, GÜLNAZ; and YILMAZ, ÖZGE (2018) "The first-time isolation of Brucella canis from two aborted bitches in a kennel in Turkey," Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences: Vol. 42: No. 6, Article 20. https://doi.org/10.3906/vet-1803-54
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/veterinary/vol42/iss6/20