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Table 5 Microbial findings of mink bladder specimens sampled post mortem from farm A (n = 23) and B (n = 16)

From: The effect of antimicrobial treatment on mortality associated with urinary tract disease in mink kits (Neovison vison)

Microbial culture findings of bladder specimensa

 

Farm A

Farm B

Staphylococcus delphini group A (n)

15b

4b

Staphylococcus spp. (n)

 

3c

Proteus sp (n)

2b

3c

Enterococcus faecalis (n)

2b

1b

Escherichia coli (n)

2b

2b

Staphylococcus aureus (n)

1b

 

Morganella morganii (n)

 

1b

Sterile (n)

2c

5c

  1. aSampled from mink kits with gross pathological findings of the urinary tract
  2. bFinal identification by MALDI-TOF
  3. cIdentification by culturing