Özavci Volkan, Erbas Göksel, Parin Uğur, Yüksel Hafize Tuğba, Kirkan Şükrü
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Yozgat Bozok University, Yozgat, Turkey.
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aydin Adnan Menderes University, Aydin, Turkey.
Vet Anim Sci. 2019 Aug 27;8:100069. doi: 10.1016/j.vas.2019.100069. eCollection 2019 Dec.
Periodontal disease is the most common infectious disease of cats and dogs which are strongly associated with periodontal pathogens. The primary etiologic factor in the formation of periodontal disease is microbial dental plaque accumulation on teeth. In our research, we aimed to investigate the presence of periodontal disease-related bacterial species in dental plaques of cats and dogs. Specimens collected from 50 cats and 51 dogs with periodontal disease examined in terms of periodontal pathogens by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using primers directed to 16S rRNA and tdpA genes. Our findings indicate the presence of periodontal disease-related pathogens, especially (cats 96%, dogs 88%), (cats 90%, dogs 57%) and, (cats 70%, dogs 39%). In addition, the prevalence of (cats 2%, dogs 4%) well-known pathogen in cats and dogs were isolated with an extremely low percentage. Furthermore, our results suggest that the feline oral cavity microbiota has considerably more diversity than dogs. Consequently, daily oral hygiene practices may become essential for controlling the pathogenic bacteria which have clinical importance and in preventing the propagation of microorganisms in the oral cavity of cats and dogs.
牙周病是猫和狗最常见的传染病，与牙周病原体密切相关。牙周病形成的主要病因是牙齿上微生物牙菌斑的堆积。在我们的研究中，我们旨在调查猫和狗牙菌斑中与牙周病相关的细菌种类。从50只患有牙周病的猫和51只患有牙周病的狗身上采集标本，使用针对16S rRNA和tdpA基因的引物，通过聚合酶链反应（PCR）检测牙周病原体。我们的研究结果表明存在与牙周病相关的病原体，尤其是（猫96%，狗88%）、（猫90%，狗57%）和（猫70%，狗39%）。此外，在猫和狗中，作为知名病原体的（猫2%，狗4%）的分离率极低。此外，我们的结果表明，猫口腔微生物群的多样性比狗大得多。因此，日常口腔卫生措施对于控制具有临床重要性的病原菌以及防止猫和狗口腔中微生物的传播可能至关重要。
