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The samples were taken three times at 4\u2010week intervals from the clinically healthy cats. The samples from the cats with conjunctivitis were taken before and 4 weeks after cessation of successful therapy. Swabs from both the right and left eye of each cat were subjected to microbiological examination and polymerase chain reaction for the presence of<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">DNA<\/jats:styled-content>of<jats:italic>Chlamydophila felis<\/jats:italic>and<jats:italic>Mycoplasma felis.<\/jats:italic><\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title><jats:p>There was no qualitative difference in the eye microflora between the clinically healthy animals and those with signs of conjunctivitis.<jats:italic>Staphylococcus epidermidis<\/jats:italic>(21\u2009\u00b7\u20099%) was the most common microorganism isolated and it was more commonly detected in swabs from cats with conjunctivitis (P\u2009&lt;\u20090\u2009\u00b7\u20090001) as was<jats:italic>Staphylococcus aureus<\/jats:italic>(P\u2009=\u20090\u2009\u00b7\u200907). The presence of<jats:italic>C. felis<\/jats:italic>was significantly correlated with (P\u2009&lt;\u20090\u2009\u00b7\u20090001) signs of conjunctivitis and was detected in 25% of swabs collected from both conjunctival sacs. No<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">DNA<\/jats:styled-content>of<jats:italic>M. felis<\/jats:italic>was detected in any swab. None of the animals had sterile conjunctival sacs in all consecutive bacteriological tests.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE<\/jats:title><jats:p>The conjunctival sac in cats was sterile in over 50% of the clinically healthy cats and 25% of the cats with conjunctivitis. The sterility did not persist for longer than 4 weeks. 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