Research Article

A Study on the Nature of Association between Demodex Mites and Bacteria Involved in Skin and Meibomian Gland Lesions of Demodectic Mange in Cattle

Table 2

Number of bacterial isolates from skin brushings from noninfected cattle and number of isolates from skin and meibomian gland lesions of demodectic mange.

Bacteria isolatedNumber of isolates
Noninfected cattleInfected cattle
Skin brushingsSkin lesionsMeibomian gland lesions

Bacillus subtilis 57
Escherichia coli 9
Moraxella bovis 102
Proteus vulgaris 1558
Pseudomonas aeruginosa 48
Staphylococcus aureus 338026*
Staphylococcus epidermidis 1634
Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A)2622
Trueperella pyogenes ** 10

Total156252128

 *Mixed Moraxella bovis and Staphylococcus aureus.
**Formerly (Arcanobacterium pyogenes, Actinomyces pyogenes, and Corynebacterium pyogenes).