Isolation and molecular identification of lactic acid bacteria and Bifidobacterium spp. from faeces of the blue-fronted Amazon parrot in Brazil
| Autor: | L. Revolledo, C S Astolfi-Ferreira, Antonio José Piantino Ferreira, Gláucia Helena Fernandes Seixas, Jorge Luis Chacón, Lidiane Mota Martins, Luciana Allegretti |
|---|---|
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Předmět: |
DNA
Bacterial Microbiology (medical) Lactococcus ved/biology.organism_classification_rank.species Lactobacillus sanfranciscensis DNA Ribosomal Microbiology Feces Parrots fluids and secretions Lactobacillales RNA Ribosomal 16S Lactobacillus biology.domesticated_animal Animals Bifidobacterium Bifidobacterium bifidum PROBIÓTICOS (VETERINÁRIA) biology ved/biology Probiotics food and beverages Biodiversity Sequence Analysis DNA biology.organism_classification Bacterial Typing Techniques Amazona aestiva Amazon parrot Pediococcus Brazil |
| Zdroj: | Repositório Institucional da USP (Biblioteca Digital da Produção Intelectual) Universidade de São Paulo (USP) instacron:USP |
| ISSN: | 1876-2891 1876-2883 |
| Popis: | In Brazil, the blue-fronted Amazon parrot (Amazona aestiva) is a common pet. The faecal microbiota of these birds include a wide variety of bacterial species, the majority of which belong to the Gram-positive lactic acid bacteria (LAB) clade. The aim of this study was to investigate differences in the diversity and abundance of LAB and Bifidobacterium spp. in the cloacae between wild and captive birds and to select, identify and characterise LAB for consideration as a parrot probiotic. Cloacal swabs were collected from 26 wild and 26 captive birds. Bacterial DNA was extracted, and the 16S rRNA genes were amplified. The numbers of PCR-positive Enterococcus, Pediococcus, and Lactobacillus species isolated from wild and captive birds were significantly different (P |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|