ISOLATION AND MOLECULAR IDENTIFICATION OF PAENIBACILLUS SPECIES FROM PIG FARMS IN OGUN STATE, NIGERIA
ABSTRACT Paenibacillus species are opportunistic pathogens that tend to cause infections in immunocompromised individuals, it is increasingly becoming implicated in human infections but its role in animal farms is not well elucidated, this study is therefore aimed at determining the prevalence of this organism in farm animals, its molecular characterization as well as its antibiotic sensitivity profile. A total of 138 fecal samples were analyzed using standard aerobic and anaerobic culture me...