National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
Citrobacter species are opportunistic pathogens in humans that can lead to invasive disease, including infections of the urinary tract, respiratory tract, Central Nervous System, skin, and soft tissues. A total of 245 cloacal swab samples were collected from the cloaca of apparently healthy turtles and subjected to conventional biochemical tests. Presumptive identification on MacConkey Agar (MAC) and Xylose lysine deoxycholate agar (XLD) yielded 42.0% (103) on each medium, on Eosin Methylene Blue agar (EMB) yielded 21.6 % (53), and on Salmonella-Shigella agar yielded 9.8% (24) isolates while Indole test, Methyl Red, VogesProskauer, Citrate utilization test (IMVIC) and Aesculin hydrolysis tests conformed with the conventional biochemical reactions for Citrobacter. The MicrobactTM 24 E identification test performed on the 23 isolates yielded a prevalence rate of 47.8 % for Citrobacter. However, this study is therefore the first phenotypic study to confirm the presence of Citrobacter species in turtles from the River banks in Lokoja, the study location. Humans can contract the infection through exposure, handling and consumption of poorly cooked turtle meat. Control measures are therefore necessary especially during the handling of apparently healthy turtle, to ensure that proper hygienic measures are observed.
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