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Microbial Status of Animal Anatomical Cadavers Fixed Using Low Formaldehyde Concentrations

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Microbial growth on the skin and organ surfaces is a common problem associated with formaldehyde fixation of animal cadavers and is especially so following watering of cadavers prior to dissection. Cadavers of three sheep, one goat and three horses were fixed with a solution of 2% formaldehyde, 30% ethanol, and 20% polyethylene glycol 400. At time intervals tissue samples of; skeletal muscle, lung and intestine were analyzed for cultivable aerobic bacteria, anaerobic bacteria and fungi. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a novel cadaver fixative solution having a 2% formaldehyde concentration. Visual examination of each fixed cadaver's skeletal muscles and visceral organs showed that these had retained a relatively natural appearance. No yeast or mould was cultured. Anaerobic bacteria namely Clostridium sporogenes and C. tyrobutyricum were isolated from the muscles of wo sheep. The aerobic bacterium Bacillus licheniformis was cultivated from the colon and duodenum of all three horses 40 days post fixation.

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10.21608/jva.2018.44907

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anatomy, Dissection, embalming, Formaldehyde, polyeth- ylene glycol

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Al Aiyan

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Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Food and Agriculture, United Arab Emir- ates University, Al Ain, UAE

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a.alaiyan@uaeu.ac.ae

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Al Ain, UAE

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Barigye

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Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Food and Agriculture, United Arab Emir- ates University, Al Ain, UAE

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Mohamed

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Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Food and Agriculture, United Arab Emir- ates University, Al Ain, UAE

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Menon

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Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Food and Agriculture, United Arab Emir- ates University, Al Ain, UAE

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Hammoud

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1Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Food and Agriculture, United Arab Emir- ates University, Al Ain, UAE

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Richardson

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College of Veterinary Medicine, School of Veterinary and Life Sciences, Murdoch Uni- versity, Perth, Australia

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11

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2

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6442

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2018-10-01

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2018-08-05

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2018-10-01

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16

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1687-9988

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2357-0504

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JVA_Volume 11_Issue 2_Pages 1-16.pdf

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Journal of Veterinary Anatomy

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Microbial Status of Animal Anatomical Cadavers Fixed Using Low Formaldehyde Concentrations

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22 Jan 2023