Prevalence of the microbiota in the digestive tract of wild-caught females of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Lutz & Neiva) (Diptera: Psychodidae)

We dissected the digestive tract of 245 females in pools of 35 flies forming 7 groups. These flies were Lutzomyia longipalpis originating from Lapinha Cave, Lagoa Santa, Minas Gerais. Out of the 8 species of bacteria isolated there was a predominancy of Gram negative bacterias (GNB) in the group of...

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Published inRevista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Vol. 33; no. 3
Main Authors Oliveira, Sandra Maria Pereira de, Moraes, Bianca Aguiar de, Gonçalves, Claudia Abrantes, Giordano-Dias, Cristina Maria, d'Almeida, José Mario, Asensi, Marise Dutra, Mello, Rubens Pinto, Brazil, Reginaldo Peçanha
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Rio de Janeiro Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 01.05.2000
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Summary:We dissected the digestive tract of 245 females in pools of 35 flies forming 7 groups. These flies were Lutzomyia longipalpis originating from Lapinha Cave, Lagoa Santa, Minas Gerais. Out of the 8 species of bacteria isolated there was a predominancy of Gram negative bacterias (GNB) in the group of non-fermenters of sugar belonging to the following species: Acinetobacter lwoffii, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, Pseudomonas putida and Flavimonas orizihabitans. The group of GNB fermenters were: Enterobacter cloacae and Klebsiella ozaenae. In the Gram positive group we isolated the genera Bacillus thuringiensis and Staphylococcus spp.
ISSN:0037-8682
1678-9849
DOI:10.1590/S0037-86822000000300012