| homofermentative lactic acid bacteria of a traditional cheese, comlek peyniri from cappadocia region. | comlek peyniri is a typical artisanal cheese in central anatolia. this type of cheese was made by using the indigenous lactic acid bacteria (lab) flora of cow or ewes' milk. majority of the samples were taken from fresh cheese because the aim was to isolate homofermentative lab. initially 661 microbial isolates were obtained from 17 cheese samples. only 107 were found to be homofermentative lab. these isolates were selected and identified by using both phenotypic and molecular methods. phenotypi ... | 2005 | 15747727 |
| [seroprevalence of neospora caninum in cattle in the region of kayseri]. | this study was carried out in order to determine the seroprevalence of neospora caninum in cattle in the region of kayseri. blood samples were collected from 186 cattle and sera were obtained from these samples. sera samples were analyzed for antibodies against n. caninum using a commercially available competitive elisa (c-elisa) kit. according to the elisa test results, seroprevalence of n. caninum in the region of kayseri was found to be 7%. three of 9 aborting cows (33.3%) were found to be se ... | 2006 | 17124655 |
| [acute hepatitis cysticercosa and pneumonitis cysticercosa in a lamb: case report]. | the diseases known as hepatitis cysticercosa and pneumonitis cysticercosa are caused by migrating cysticercus tenuicollis, the intermediate stage of taenia hydatigena, in the liver and lung tissue of intermediate hosts like sheep, goats, cattle, pigs and squirrels. in this study, parasitological and pathological examinations were performed on the liver and lung tissue samples of a one month old lamb that had died in a herd of karadayi village, bünyan, kayseri. after the examination, hepatitis cy ... | 2006 | 17124659 |
| status of tick infestation of cattle in the kayseri region of turkey. | this study was carried out to determine the status of tick infestation of cattle in the kayseri region in turkey. eight hundred and sixty-six cattle and their barns in 12 localities were examined during the period of june 2000-november 2001, where 188 (21.7%) of which were infested by ticks. a total of 1,585 ticks consisting of rhipicephalus turanicus (2.27%), r. bursa (2.14%), r. sanguineus (0.94%), hyalomma marginatum (17.16%), h. anatolicum excavatum (24.73%), h. a. anatolicum (19.62%), derma ... | 2007 | 17823821 |
| economical impact of tropical theileriosis in the cappadocia region of turkey. | this study was initiated to investigate the economical impact of vaccination against tropical theileriosis in cattle in cappadocia in turkey. a total of 554 vaccinated and non-vaccinated animals were monitored for theileria annulata infection using microscopic examination serology by measuring the antibody response of the animals by the indirect immunofluorescence antibody test (ifat). the prevalence of t. annulata infection, morbidity and mortality were significantly higher in unvaccinated than ... | 2007 | 17823822 |
| molecular detection of theileria and babesia infections in cattle. | this study was carried out to determine the presence and distribution of tick-borne haemoprotozoan parasites (theileria and babesia) in apparently healthy cattle in the east black sea region of turkey. a total of 389 blood samples were collected from the animals of various ages in six provinces in the region. prevalence of infection was determined by reverse line blot (rlb) assay. the hypervariable v4 region of the 18s ribosomal rna (rrna) gene was amplified with a set of primers for members of ... | 2008 | 19008048 |
| prevalence of arcobacter species in drinking water, spring water, and raw milk as determined by multiplex pcr. | the aim of this study was to investigate the incidence of arcobacter species in water sources and raw milk from healthy animals in kayseri, turkey. a total of 175 samples of drinking water (n = 100), spring water (n = 25), and raw milk (n = 50) were examined. arcobacter species were isolated using the membrane filtration technique. overall, 7 (4%) of the 175 samples yielded arcobacter spp.: 3 (3%) drinking water samples, 1 (4%) spring water sample, and 3 (6%) raw milk samples. two species of arc ... | 2010 | 21219725 |