Bacterial flora of the schistosome vector snail Biomphalaria glabrata
| Autor: | P. W. Maugel, C. Strong, P. J. Boyle, H. W. Ducklow, Ralph Mitchell |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 1979 |
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West Indies Biomphalaria Snail Disease Vectors Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Microbiology Enterobacteriaceae Species Specificity biology.animal Pseudomonas parasitic diseases Biomphalaria glabrata Animals Pest Control Biological Vibrio Ecology biology Bacteria fungi Puerto Rico Acinetobacter biology.organism_classification Aerobiosis Aeromonas Pasteurella Food Science Biotechnology Research Article |
| Popis: | The aerobic heterotrophic bacterial flora in over 200 individuals from 10 wild populations and 3 laboratory colonies of the schistosome vector snail Biomphalaria glabrata was examined. Internal bacterial densities were inversely proportional to snail size and were higher in stressed and laboratory-reared snails. The numerically predominant bacterial genera in individual snails included Pseudomonas, Acinetobacter, Aeromonas, Vibrio, and several members of the Enterobacteriaceae. Enterobacteriaceae seldom predominated in laboratory colonies. Our data suggest that Vibrio extorquens and a Pasteurella sp. tend to predominate in high-bacterial-density snails. These snails may be compromised and may harbor opportunistic snail pathogens. |
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