Dermatophilus congolensis INFECTION IN ONE HUMPED CAMELS (Camelus dromedarius) IN SOKOTO, NIGERIA: A PRELIMINARY SURVEY

Abstract

This study aimed to determine occurrence of Dermatophilus congolensis and other associated bacteria of skin lesions of camel suspected to be dermatophilosis. Skin samples obtained from fifty camels were processed for bacteriology. Sixteen samples 16 (16%) were positive for Dermatophilus congolensis, while 34 (84%) were negative. Both D. congolensis positive and negative samples were processed for isolation of other bacteria. E. coli, Shigella spp, Streptococcus spp, Staphylococcus spp, Salmonella spp, Pasteurella spp, Corynebacterium spp, Yersinia spp, Proteus spp, Enterobacter spp, Seratia spp, Klebsiella spp, Citrobacter spp, Providencia spp, Micrococcus spp, Lactococcus spp, Morganella spp, and Edwasiella spp were isolated from both positive and D. congolensis negative scabs. There was no significant difference (P>0.05) between the occurrence of the other isolates in D. congolensis positive camels. It can be concluded that occurrence of dermatophilosis in camels in the
study area has been established via culture, isolation, and identification of Dermatophilus congolensis.