BIOPROFILE OF MICROORGANISMS ISOLATED FROM URINE OF CATS WITH DISEASES OF URINARY SYSTEM
The research aim: to study the bioprophiles of microorganisms isolated from the urine of cats in the pathology of the urinary system (cystitis and urolithiasis). 46 strains of different types of bacteria were isolated from the urine of 34 sick animals by bacteriological method and identified using the biochemical test systems “Lachema” (“Erba Lachema s.r.o.”, European Union). The photometric method was used to determine the anti-lysozyme and anti-hemoglobin activity, the adhesion index, and the ability to form biofilms in isolates. It was established that microorganisms isolated from urolithiasis in cats were more often isolated in associations than microorganisms isolated from cystitis, among which monocultures prevailed. Biological properties of isolated microorganisms were studied, bioprofile were identified characterizing the strains. It is shown that cultures of S. aureus, E. coli, S. epidermidis from urine with urolithiasis was significantly higher values antigemoglobin activity; in E. coli – antilysozyme activity, in S. aureus – increased adhesion, in S. epidermidis – the ability to form biofilms than in urine strains with cystitis. P. aeruginosa strains isolated from urine with cystitis were characterized by a high level of adhesion compared to cultures of this species isolated from urine with urolithiasis. The results obtained can be used for differentiation of strains that can cause studied pathologies, as well as for selection of adequate therapy under the control of studied biological properties of microorganisms.