Titre du document / Document title

Evaluation of urban ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) as carriers of pathogens in residential and industrial environments: I. Bacteria

Auteur(s) / Author(s)

MIORI DE ZARZUELA Maria Fernanda ; CAMPOS-FARINHA Ana Eugenia De C. ; PECANHA Marcela P. ;

Résumé / Abstract

Collections in residences and industrial kitchens were performed with the aim of evaluating the potential of urban ants as carriers of bacteria. Tapinoma melanocephalum presented the greatest number of contaminated specimens by potentially pathogenic bacteria followed by Paratrechina longicomis, Monomorium pharaonis and Monomorium floricola. Among Gram-positive isolated bacteria negative coagulase Staphylococcus were predominant and among Gram-positive bacteria Acinetobacter, Enterobacter and Klebsiella were the most common. Bacteria isolated from ants and the environment were sensitive to usual antibiotics.

Revue / Journal Title

Sociobiology   ISSN 0361-6525   CODEN SOCIDT 

Source / Source

2005, vol. 45, n^o1, pp. 9-14 [6 page(s) (article)]

Langue / Language

Anglais

Editeur / Publisher

California State University, Chico, CA, ETATS-UNIS  (1975) (Revue)

Localisation / Location

INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 17377, 35400012653177.0020