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Online Journal of Veterinary Research©
Volume 9 (2):74-78, 2005
Oral bacteria from cats with gingivitis and feline
immunodeficiency virus
Daniel AGT, Reche Jr A
Department of Medical Clinics Faculdade de Medicina Veterinaria e zootecnia, Universidade de
Daniel
AGT, Reche
Jr A., Oral bacteria isolated from cats with
gingivitis and feline immunodeficiency virus, Online J Vet Res 9 (2) 74-78, 2005. A
common disease in cats is chronic gingivitis exacerbated by Feline
Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV). Aerobic bacteria from the gingival ridge of
healthy cats, cats with gingivitis and/or stomatitis
without FIV, and cats with gingivitis and/or stomatitis
with FIV were compared. Healthy cats with gingivitis/stomatitis
without FIV had different strains of Staphylococcus
sp. Cats with gingivitis and infected by FIV had higher numbers of
bacteria compared to those not infected by FIV and Corynebacterium sp., Streptococcus sp., Proteusmirabilis
sp., Klebsiela
pneumoniae
and Pseudomonas sp
predominated. The results suggest that there is a significant difference in the
gingival bacterial population of cats with FIV which may be more susceptible to
opportunistic infections.
KEY
WORDS: Cat, FIV,
Bacteria, Gingivitis.