Fifty five soil samples were collected from some animal enclosures located at Behera and Alexandria Governorates and examined for the presence of some pathogenic and potentially pathogenic bacteria and fungi. Bacterial isolates were found to belong to the genera: E.coli (100%), Proteus (67.3%), Staphylococcus (43.6%), Streptococcus (43.6%), Providenc ia (40%), Corynebacterium (21.8%), Citrobacter (18.2%), klebsiella (9.1%), Shigella (9.1%) and Pseudomonas (5.5%). The isolated fungi were Aspergil lus niger (83.6%), Aspergillus fumigatus (16.4%), Aspergillus flavus (14.5%), Mucor spp. (60.0%), Rhizopus (30.9%), Penicillium (27.3%), Candida spp. (14.5%), Alternaria (10.9%) and Rhodotarula mutilagnosa (7.3%). The hygienic and public health importance for each isolates were discussed.
DRAZ, A., & EL-GOHARY, A. (1992). ROLE OF SOIL AS A RESERVOIR FOR SOME PATHOGENIC AGENTS TRANSMITTED TO MAN AND ANIMALS. Assiut Veterinary Medical Journal, 27.1(53), 153-161. doi: 10.21608/avmj.1992.187151
MLA
A.A. DRAZ; A.H. EL-GOHARY. "ROLE OF SOIL AS A RESERVOIR FOR SOME PATHOGENIC AGENTS TRANSMITTED TO MAN AND ANIMALS", Assiut Veterinary Medical Journal, 27.1, 53, 1992, 153-161. doi: 10.21608/avmj.1992.187151
HARVARD
DRAZ, A., EL-GOHARY, A. (1992). 'ROLE OF SOIL AS A RESERVOIR FOR SOME PATHOGENIC AGENTS TRANSMITTED TO MAN AND ANIMALS', Assiut Veterinary Medical Journal, 27.1(53), pp. 153-161. doi: 10.21608/avmj.1992.187151
VANCOUVER
DRAZ, A., EL-GOHARY, A. ROLE OF SOIL AS A RESERVOIR FOR SOME PATHOGENIC AGENTS TRANSMITTED TO MAN AND ANIMALS. Assiut Veterinary Medical Journal, 1992; 27.1(53): 153-161. doi: 10.21608/avmj.1992.187151