Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis: caracterização in vitro da sensibilidade a agentes quimioterápicos.

Abstract

The caseous lymphadenitis is a disease of sheep and goats caused by the Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis. It is of difficult control and cause great losses to these breedings. The aim of the present work was, to test the sensitivity of the agent C. psedotuberculosis to different antibacterial agents determining the most efficient. Twelve samples were submitted to the antibiogram by the diffusion method with disks, being six from goats and six from sheeps, and they were collected in the Public Slaughterhouse of Patos-PB, in the period of June to August 2008. The agent presented 100% of sensitivity for the following antibacterials: cefalotin, cloranfenicol, eritromicin, gentamicin, neomicin, penicillin, tetraciclin and vancomicin, being these antibacterials considered the most suitable for the combat of the infectious agent.