AARYA FOKMARE AND ANIL FOKMARE
Abstract
The goal of this study was to quantify the bacterial load contributed by the different birds such as Parrots (Psittacula krameria) and Sparrows (Passer domesticus). The research work was conducted to isolate and identify the microflora from feces of healthy parrots (Psittacula krameria) and Sparrows (Passer domesticus). The bacteria isolated in this study from parrots (Psittacula krameria) and Sparrows (Passer domesticus) feces were Escherichia coli, Salmonella spp., Staphylococcus spp. A comparison of the bacterial loads showed that parrots (Psittacula krameria) and Sparrow (Passer domesticus) are the largest contributing birds source of gram-negative bacteria. The results of antibiotic sensitivity tests revealed that ampicillin and amoxicillin were completely resistant (no zone of inhibition) to E. coli. Ciprofloxacin was found to be consistently highly sensitive to all the bacterial isolates.