First isolation of microorganisms from the gut diverticulum of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae): New perspectives for an insect-bacteria association
Contribuinte(s) |
Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) |
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Data(s) |
27/05/2014
27/05/2014
01/12/2007
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Resumo |
We show for the first time that the ventral diverticulum of the mosquito gut (impermeable sugar storage organ) harbors microorganisms. The gut diverticulum from newly emerged and non-fed Aedes aegypti was dissected under aseptic conditions, homogenized and plated on BHI medium. Microbial isolates were identified by sequencing of 16S rDNA for bacteria and 28S rDNA for yeast. A direct DNA extraction from Ae. aegypti gut diverticulum was also performed. The bacterial isolates were: Bacillus sp., Bacillus subtilis and Serratia sp. The latter was the predominant bacteria found in our isolations. The yeast species identified was Pichia caribbica. |
Formato |
919-924 |
Identificador |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0074-02762007000800005 Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, v. 102, n. 8, p. 919-924, 2007. 0074-0276 1678-8060 http://hdl.handle.net/11449/70054 10.1590/S0074-02762007000800005 S0074-02762007000800005 WOS:000252497600005 2-s2.0-38149127952 2-s2.0-38149127952.pdf |
Idioma(s) |
eng |
Relação |
Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz |
Direitos |
openAccess |
Palavras-Chave | #Aedes aegypti #Gut diverticulum #Microbiota #Serratia sp. #bacterial DNA #ribosome DNA #RNA 16S #RNA 28S #Aedes #animal #Bacillus #gastrointestinal tract #genetics #isolation and purification #microbiology #Pichia #Serratia #Animals #DNA, Bacterial #DNA, Ribosomal #Gastrointestinal Tract #RNA, Ribosomal, 16S #RNA, Ribosomal, 28S #Bacillus (bacterium) #Bacillus sp. #Bacillus subtilis #Bacteria (microorganisms) #Culicidae #Diptera #Hexapoda #Pichia caribbica |
Tipo |
info:eu-repo/semantics/article |