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Enterobacterial Microbiota on Stomoxys calcitrans External Surface
Author(s) -
Castro B. G.,
Souza M. M. S.,
RéguaMangia A. H.,
Bittencourt A. J.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
transboundary and emerging diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.392
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1865-1682
pISSN - 1865-1674
DOI - 10.1111/j.1865-1682.2010.01127.x
Subject(s) - stomoxys , stable fly , stx2 , escherichia coli , biology , virulence , shiga toxin , microbiology and biotechnology , gene , muscidae , genetics , zoology
Summary The current study evaluated the prevalence of enterobacterial agents on the external surface of the stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans . In addition, this study investigated the presence of virulence genes of enterobacteria. Twenty different species were isolated and identified, Escherichia coli was the most frequent species isolated. The genes stx1 , stx2 and/or eae for production of Shiga toxin were present in 13.04% of the E. coli samples.