First Isolation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from Ear Abscess of a Red-Eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans)

Abstract

This case report is the first of the isolation and identification of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a female, one year old red-eared slider hospitalized at the Surgery Clinics of Veterinary Faculty, Bingol University, Turkey, for unilateral ear abscess. Susceptibility of the agent to several antibiotics was also tested.