Aerobic bacterial microflora of Broad-snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris) oral cavity and cloaca, originating from Parque Zoológico Arruda Câmara, Paraíba, Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

J.s.a. Silva¹  R.a. Mota²  J.w. Pinheiro Júnior²  M.c.s. Almeida²  D.r. Silva²  D.r.a. Ferreira¹  J.c.n. Azevedo² 

[1] ,Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência Veterinária Recife PE ,Brasil

关键词: Caiman latirostris;    cloaca;    crocodilians;    microbiology;    oral cavity;    Caiman latirostris;    cloaca;    crocodilianos;    microbiologia;    cavidade oral;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1517-83822009000100034

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The objective of this study was to isolate and identify the aerobic bacterial microflora from the oral cavity mucosa and cloaca's samples, collected from Broad-snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris), born and bred in captivity at Parque Zoológico Arruda Câmara, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil. The most common bacteria were Staphylococcus sp. (14.74%), Corynebacterium sp. (13.68%), Escherichia coli (13.68%) and Shigella sp. (11.58%), and the less common were Citrobacter sp. (1.05%), Klebsiella pneumoniae (1.05%) and Salmonella sp. (1.05%).This emphasizes the importance of these microorganisms' participation in infectious processes (sepsis) and injuries caused by crocodilians.

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