Monomorium ant is a carrier for pathogenic and potentially pathogenic bacteria
| Autor: | Qaderya Alawadhi, Jenan S. Alharbi, Simon R. Leather |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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0301 basic medicine
Pathogen carrier Risk on health media_common.quotation_subject Microorganism lcsh:Medicine medicine.disease_cause General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology Toxicology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Hygiene Animal Shells Gram-Negative Bacteria medicine Animals Humans 030212 general & internal medicine lcsh:Science (General) lcsh:QH301-705.5 media_common Family Characteristics biology Ants lcsh:R House hygiene Pathogenic bacteria Dust General Medicine Infection by Salmonella biology.organism_classification Pathogenicity ANT Ant pathogenicity Research Note 030104 developmental biology lcsh:Biology (General) Kuwait Epidemiological Monitoring Disease risk Bacterial types PEST analysis Monomorium lcsh:Q1-390 |
| Zdroj: | BMC Research Notes BMC Research Notes, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-5 (2019) |
| ISSN: | 1756-0500 |
| Popis: | Objectives Household ants are regarded as a major household pest and their close association with microorganisms and people means that they may constitute a disease risk. Our study is the first to provide information on the pathogenicity of Monomorium spp. a common insect in Kuwait by quantifying and identifying the exoskeleton bacterial burden. Samples of Monomorium were collected in June from indoor and outdoor sites of 30 houses located in two residential districts. Results The study identified a total of 16 different species of Gram-negative bacteria of which the indoor isolates were 75% greater in species count than the outdoor samples. Indoor isolates identified from both districts were more frequent than the outdoors and similar trends were obtained for a single district. Outdoor ant samples on the other hand carried a high percentage of bacteria but with less diversity in both districts. There was a significant variability in bacterial species in relation to sample sources, indoor and outdoor, and discrete geographical location. The presence of a high percentage of pathogenic and potentially pathogenic bacteria indoor poses a great threat to domestic households, which would be further exacerbated in places with poor standards of hygiene. |
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