A Study of The Effect of Certain Environmental Conditions on Salmonellosis

Qaisar Dhiab  Ahmed

doi:10.51699/cajmns.v7i4.3347

Authors

Qaisar Dhiab Ahmed Ministry of Education, Open Educational College, Salah Al-Din Center, Samarra Branch, Iraq

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51699/cajmns.v7i4.3347

Keywords:

Salmonellosis, epidemiology, degrees Celsius, facultative, hydrogen sulfide gas

Abstract

Our research indicates that Salmonella infects various types of buffalo worldwide, including in Iraq. This research also demonstrates that Salmonella is sensitive to antibiotics used in treatment, and some strains are resistant to Ampicillin. Furthermore, Salmonella infection causes economic losses due to animal deaths if left untreated Salmonella bacteria can ferment sucrose and lactose and are capable of producing hydrogen sulfide gas. They also cause food contamination with bacterial pathogens, with Salmonella accounting for 31% of deaths from these infections. Salmonella is a Gram-negative, facultative aerobic bacillus. It is motile by means of peripheral flagella, and its growth is less at a temperature ranging from 35-37 degrees Celsius. Salmonella is a transmissible disease (common between humans and animals). It is widespread in advanced industrial countries and is one of the causes of relatively common diarrhea. It is one of the most common diseases and infections in the pelvic tract and causes specific diseases in birds. Therefore, all members of the Salmonella genus are considered pathogenic.

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