Studies on the status of emerging opportunistic pathogens in domestic animals: A field level retrospective study

Studies on the prevalence of emerging opportunistic pathogens were carried out in various domestic animal populations in and around Jaipur city of Rajasthan state. The milk samples as well as cutaneous samples were collected and analyzed for their pathogen status. The studies with milk samples revealed the prevalence of invasive pathogens; T. verrucosum and Exserohilumn rostratum as opportunistic pathogen in HF cows; in murrah buffaloes M. audouinii was recognized as invasive and Mucormycaetae and Fusarium oxysporum as opportunistic pathogens. In goats M. gypseum, M. nanum, and T. tonsurans were identified as invasive and Exserohilum rostratum as opportunistic pathogen. The cutaneous samples revealed M. audouinii as invasive and Mucormycetae as opportunistic one in Murrah buffaloes. The Sirochi and Beetal goats were reported with T. verrucosum, and M. gypseum, as invasive and Exserohilum rostratum, Alternariya alternata, Paracoccidioides brasiliensis and A. niger as opportunistic pathogens. The sheep population was reported with M. auduoiinii, M. gypseum, M. nanum, T. tonsurans as invasive and Exserohilum rostratum, Alternaria alternata as opportunistic ones. The cutaneous samples of the equines revealed M. nanum, T. rubrum, and T. mentagraphytes were as invasive and Alternaria alternata, Exserohilum rostratum, & Candida albicans as opportunistic pathogens. Golden retriever dogs were identified with M. audouinii, M. nanum, and T. rubrum as invasive and Candida albicans as opportunistic one. In felines Microsporum species and Mucormycaetae were identified as invasive and opportunistic pathogens respectively.