Infection of local chicken Gallus gallus domesticus Linnaeus, 1758 (Galliformes, Phasianidae) with the cestode Raillietina echinobothrida (Megnin, 1881) (Cestoda: Cyclophyllidea) and intestinal microorganisms

Twenty five of local chicken G. g. domesticus Linnaeus, 1758 in Baghdad area were dissected and searched for cestodes and intestinal microorganisms. Intestines of five individuals (20%) were found infected with the cestode Raillietina echinobothrida (Megnin, 1881) and nine bacterial species (Bacillus cereus, Bacillus megaterium, Bacillus subtilis, Enterobacter aerogenes, Enterococcus faecalis, Escherichia coli, Lactobacillus sp., Proteus vulgaris and Staphylococcus epidermidis). Relationship between the cestode and bacteria was discussed. Morphology of bacterial colonies and biochemical tests of bacterial growth in intestines were provided.