Microbial ecology of sheep fleece
Normal fleece from sheep run on commercial properties was sampled for the presence of Bacillus spp., fleecerot bacteria and other microorganisms. Bacillus cereus was always isolated, Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) was recovered from 92% of samples and Pseudomonas spp. from 88% of fleece samples. Of 120...
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Published in | Agriculture, ecosystems & environment Vol. 49; no. 1; pp. 103 - 112 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article Conference Proceeding |
Language | English |
Published |
Amsterdam
Elsevier B.V
01.05.1994
Elsevier Science |
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Summary: | Normal fleece from sheep run on commercial properties was sampled for the presence of
Bacillus spp., fleecerot bacteria and other microorganisms.
Bacillus cereus was always isolated,
Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) was recovered from 92% of samples and
Pseudomonas spp. from 88% of fleece samples. Of 120 Bt isolates, 27 were larvicidal to the sheep blowfly
Lucilia cuprina. Of 14 Bt isolates serotyped, ten were var.
thuringiensis, one was var.
toumanoffi, one was var.
morrisoni and two were var.
kurstaki. Larvicidal Bt var.
thuringiensis jetted onto merino sheep provided protection against flystrike for 11 weeks in the presence of significant numbers of fleece-rot bacteria.
Pseudomonas spp. and Bt were present on the skin in similar numbers throughout most of the 12 week trial period. |
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ISSN: | 0167-8809 1873-2305 |
DOI: | 10.1016/0167-8809(94)90028-0 |