Identifying Oral Bacterial Microflora Associated with Canine Dental Plaque A Study of 53 Canines

A total of 1594 dogs were screened and 53 dogs were found positive for dental affections. Recorded prevalence was 27 (50.94%) in Spitz cross, 5 (9.43%) in Doberman, 5 (9.43%) in Labrador, 8 (15.09%) in German shepherd, 1 (1.8%) in Great Dane, 1 (1.8%) in Saint Bernard and 6 (11.3%) in non-descript. Bacteria were isolated from the dental plaques and identified by Gram's staining. Among 27 samples, 8 bacterial genera were identified and those were of Neisseria (11.11%), Staphylococcus (29.62%), Bacillus (22.22%), Escherichia (14.81%), Moraxella (11.11%), Pseudomonas (3.73%), Streptococcus (11.11%) and Corynebacterium (3.73%).