The number of pet reptiles is steadily increasing and green iguanas (Iguana iguana) are frequently being kept as pets. This short communication describes a study carried out to determine the normal conjunctival aerobic bacterial flora of captive green iguanas. The survey showed the predominance of Gram-positive species, in accordance with data reported for other animal species. Bacterial isolates were not involved in clinical disease. As the animals in this study were clinically healthy, it is not possible to assign a specific pathogenic role to the bacteria isolated in terms of ocular diseases. However, given the potential role of many of the isolated species in causing disease in human beings, the zoonotic risk associated with keeping green iguanas as pets should not be considered limited only to salmonellosis, especially for immunocompromised people. To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first report on the normal bacterial flora of the conjunctiva in green iguanas.

Conjunctival flora of clinically normal captive green iguanas (Iguana iguana) / Taddei, Simone; Dodi, Pier Luigi; DI IANNI, Francesco; Cabassi, Clotilde Silvia; Cavirani, Sandro. - In: THE VETERINARY RECORD. - ISSN 0042-4900. - 167:1(2010), pp. 29-30. [10.1136/vr.b4868]

Conjunctival flora of clinically normal captive green iguanas (Iguana iguana)

TADDEI, Simone;DODI, Pier Luigi;DI IANNI, Francesco;CABASSI, Clotilde Silvia;CAVIRANI, Sandro
2010-01-01

Abstract

The number of pet reptiles is steadily increasing and green iguanas (Iguana iguana) are frequently being kept as pets. This short communication describes a study carried out to determine the normal conjunctival aerobic bacterial flora of captive green iguanas. The survey showed the predominance of Gram-positive species, in accordance with data reported for other animal species. Bacterial isolates were not involved in clinical disease. As the animals in this study were clinically healthy, it is not possible to assign a specific pathogenic role to the bacteria isolated in terms of ocular diseases. However, given the potential role of many of the isolated species in causing disease in human beings, the zoonotic risk associated with keeping green iguanas as pets should not be considered limited only to salmonellosis, especially for immunocompromised people. To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first report on the normal bacterial flora of the conjunctiva in green iguanas.
2010
Conjunctival flora of clinically normal captive green iguanas (Iguana iguana) / Taddei, Simone; Dodi, Pier Luigi; DI IANNI, Francesco; Cabassi, Clotilde Silvia; Cavirani, Sandro. - In: THE VETERINARY RECORD. - ISSN 0042-4900. - 167:1(2010), pp. 29-30. [10.1136/vr.b4868]
File in questo prodotto:
File Dimensione Formato  
Iguana-Vet.Rec.pdf

non disponibili

Tipologia: Altro materiale allegato
Licenza: NON PUBBLICO - Accesso privato/ristretto
Dimensione 93.87 kB
Formato Adobe PDF
93.87 kB Adobe PDF   Visualizza/Apri   Richiedi una copia

I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.

Utilizza questo identificativo per citare o creare un link a questo documento: https://hdl.handle.net/11381/2308411
Citazioni
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.pmc??? ND
  • Scopus 18
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.isi??? 15
social impact