Bacteria transported by horseflies (Diptera: Tabanidae) in the northeast of Pará State, Brazil
Insects of the family Tabanidae (Diptera), known as horseflies, are considered potential pests of man and domestic animals because of the hematophagic behavior of the females. They are capable of carrying virus, bacteria, and helminths, because these pathogens adhere to their piercing-sucking mouthp...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:632c5356875c4407bd8f28adb7bedc52 2023-05-15T13:57:36+02:00 Bacteria transported by horseflies (Diptera: Tabanidae) in the northeast of Pará State, Brazil Willy Cristiano Luz-Alves Inocêncio de Sousa Gorayeb José Caetano Lima Silva Edvaldo Carlos Brito Loureiro 2007-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/632c5356875c4407bd8f28adb7bedc52 EN ES PT eng spa por Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi http://www.museu-goeldi.br/editora/bn/artigos/cnv2n3_2007/bacterias(alves).pdf https://doaj.org/toc/1981-8114 1981-8114 https://doaj.org/article/632c5356875c4407bd8f28adb7bedc52 Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Ciências Naturais, Vol 2, Iss 3, Pp 11-20 (2007) Insecta Diptera Tabanidae Bacteria Amazon Basi Mineralogy QE351-399.2 Paleontology QE701-760 Natural history (General) QH1-278.5 Life QH501-531 Ecology QH540-549.5 Botany QK1-989 Zoology QL1-991 article 2007 ftdoajarticles 2022-12-31T04:36:05Z Insects of the family Tabanidae (Diptera), known as horseflies, are considered potential pests of man and domestic animals because of the hematophagic behavior of the females. They are capable of carrying virus, bacteria, and helminths, because these pathogens adhere to their piercing-sucking mouthparts. Horseflies were captured in peri-urban and forested areas, using Malaise traps and horses. After their identification, these horseflies were dissected and submitted to bacteriological study of the entire body, of the body surface, of mouth parts, and of the intestine. After isolation of bacterial colonies in cultures with blood agar, MacConkey, and Chapman, these were identified by biochemical tests. A total of 400 tabanid specimens of 18 species were collected, including: Dichelacera bifacies, Leucotabanus exaestuans, Tabanus antarcticus, T. occidentalis var. dorsovittatus. The 24 most frequently found bacterial species were: Staphylococcus spp., Streptococcus spp., Enterobacter cloacae, and Serratia marcescens. This study is the first on species of bacteria found in South American tabanids. The species S. marcescens, Staphylococcus aureus, and Escherichia coli are considered the most problematic in epidemiological terms, and these have been found in the following tabanid species: T. occidentalis var. dorsovittatus, T. olivaceiventris, T. indecisus, T. trivittatus, and T. sorbillans. The body surface of the tabanids was found to harbor more bacteria than other areas of the body. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* antarcticus Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles |
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Insecta Diptera Tabanidae Bacteria Amazon Basi Mineralogy QE351-399.2 Paleontology QE701-760 Natural history (General) QH1-278.5 Life QH501-531 Ecology QH540-549.5 Botany QK1-989 Zoology QL1-991 |
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Insecta Diptera Tabanidae Bacteria Amazon Basi Mineralogy QE351-399.2 Paleontology QE701-760 Natural history (General) QH1-278.5 Life QH501-531 Ecology QH540-549.5 Botany QK1-989 Zoology QL1-991 Willy Cristiano Luz-Alves Inocêncio de Sousa Gorayeb José Caetano Lima Silva Edvaldo Carlos Brito Loureiro Bacteria transported by horseflies (Diptera: Tabanidae) in the northeast of Pará State, Brazil |
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Insects of the family Tabanidae (Diptera), known as horseflies, are considered potential pests of man and domestic animals because of the hematophagic behavior of the females. They are capable of carrying virus, bacteria, and helminths, because these pathogens adhere to their piercing-sucking mouthparts. Horseflies were captured in peri-urban and forested areas, using Malaise traps and horses. After their identification, these horseflies were dissected and submitted to bacteriological study of the entire body, of the body surface, of mouth parts, and of the intestine. After isolation of bacterial colonies in cultures with blood agar, MacConkey, and Chapman, these were identified by biochemical tests. A total of 400 tabanid specimens of 18 species were collected, including: Dichelacera bifacies, Leucotabanus exaestuans, Tabanus antarcticus, T. occidentalis var. dorsovittatus. The 24 most frequently found bacterial species were: Staphylococcus spp., Streptococcus spp., Enterobacter cloacae, and Serratia marcescens. This study is the first on species of bacteria found in South American tabanids. The species S. marcescens, Staphylococcus aureus, and Escherichia coli are considered the most problematic in epidemiological terms, and these have been found in the following tabanid species: T. occidentalis var. dorsovittatus, T. olivaceiventris, T. indecisus, T. trivittatus, and T. sorbillans. The body surface of the tabanids was found to harbor more bacteria than other areas of the body. |
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Willy Cristiano Luz-Alves Inocêncio de Sousa Gorayeb José Caetano Lima Silva Edvaldo Carlos Brito Loureiro |
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Willy Cristiano Luz-Alves Inocêncio de Sousa Gorayeb José Caetano Lima Silva Edvaldo Carlos Brito Loureiro |
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Willy Cristiano Luz-Alves |
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Bacteria transported by horseflies (Diptera: Tabanidae) in the northeast of Pará State, Brazil |
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Bacteria transported by horseflies (Diptera: Tabanidae) in the northeast of Pará State, Brazil |
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Bacteria transported by horseflies (Diptera: Tabanidae) in the northeast of Pará State, Brazil |
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Bacteria transported by horseflies (Diptera: Tabanidae) in the northeast of Pará State, Brazil |
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Bacteria transported by horseflies (Diptera: Tabanidae) in the northeast of Pará State, Brazil |
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bacteria transported by horseflies (diptera: tabanidae) in the northeast of pará state, brazil |
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Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Ciências Naturais, Vol 2, Iss 3, Pp 11-20 (2007) |
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