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Incidence of Salmonella infections in lizard droppings in Imo State University environment
2nd International Conference on Clinical Microbiology & Microbial Genomics
September 16-17, 2013 Hampton Inn Tropicana, Las Vegas, NV, USA
Agbakwuru Chinedu William
Posters: J Microb Biochem Technol
Abstract:
Lizard dropping was investigated for the carriage or presence of Salmonella in them. Isolation was done using the selective media Salmonella and Shigella agar , which selects for Salmonella and Shigella . Only Salmonella appeared as black colonies due to characteristic hydrogen sulphid production. Isolates were later characterized using a combination of morphological, biochemical and serological tests. Out of the 50 samples of Lizard droppings collected and examined, 19 were confirmed positive for Salmonella representing 38% incidence. The chi-square test was used to statistically analyze the results obtained and it showed that the incidence of Salmonella infections in Lizard droppings in Imo State University environment is high. The main objective of this work is to estimate the incidence of Salmonella in lizard droppings, which will go a long way in shedding some light on the epidemiological significance of the presence of Salmonella in lizard droppings and possible ways of controlling them.