| survey of bacteriologic flora of conjunctiva and cornea in healthy psittacine birds. | a total of 151 eyes from healthy psittacine birds were examined by bacteriologic cultural methods. bacterial growth was not found in 41% of eyes cultured, staphylococcus epidermidis was found in 25%, alpha-hemolytic streptococci in 25%, corynebacterium spp in 7%, and staphylococcus aureus in 5%. each of the following organisms were found in 1% of the eyes; pasteurella spp, actinobacillus spp, escherichia coli, klebsiella spp, enterobacter spp, pseudomonas spp, proteus spp, and bacillus spp. more ... | 1983 | 6638654 |