Study of aerobic bacteria isolation from reproductive track of healthy bitches

This study was performed to isolation and to identification the aerobic bacteria of materials which collected from the 66 healthy breeding bitches, vagina in different race, age and estrous cycle at the Military Veterinary School and Training Center Commandership Gemlik/ Turkey.After the samples taken, vaginal cytology is applied to each dog for identifying dog?s estrous cycle period. Seventy five microorganisms isolated from 62 (%93.94) of 66 bitches in different races. Twenty E.coli (26,67%), 20 Staphylococcus spp. (26,67%), 12 Salmonella spp. (16.0%), 5 Candida spp. (6,67%), 5 Micrococcus spp. (6,67%), 4 Streptococcus spp. (5,33%), 4 Acinetobacter spp. (5,33%), 3 Neisseria spp. (4.0%), 1 Bacillus spp. (1,33%), 1 S.aureus (1,33%) were identified.