Urban ants and transportation of nosocomial bacteria

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Autor(a) principal: Rodovalho,Cynara M.
Data de Publicação: 2007
Outros Autores: Santos,Ana L., Marcolino,Marcus T., Bonetti,Ana M., Brandeburgo,Malcon A.M.
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Neotropical entomology (Online)
Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-566X2007000300014
Resumo: Many ant species displaying synanthropic behavior that have successfully dispersed in urban areas can cause problems in hospitals by acting as bacterial vectors. In this study, we encountered bacteria on ants collected at the Universidade Federal de Uberlândia hospital, in the campus and at households nearby. The ants were identified as Tapinoma melanocephalum (Fabricius) and Camponotus vittatus (Forel) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and the bacterial strains found here belong to the group of the coagulase-positive staphylococcus, coagulase-negative staphylococcus and gram negative bacilli, including antimicrobial drug-resistant strains. An investigation of the bacteria found in the ants and in the environment revealed that some ants carried non-isolated bacteria from the same environment and with high levels of resistance, evidencing the transmission potential of these insects.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Urban ants and transportation of nosocomial bacteria
title Urban ants and transportation of nosocomial bacteria
spellingShingle Urban ants and transportation of nosocomial bacteria
Rodovalho,Cynara M.
Hospital infection
melanocephalum
Camponotus vittatus
vector
title_short Urban ants and transportation of nosocomial bacteria
title_full Urban ants and transportation of nosocomial bacteria
title_fullStr Urban ants and transportation of nosocomial bacteria
title_full_unstemmed Urban ants and transportation of nosocomial bacteria
title_sort Urban ants and transportation of nosocomial bacteria
author Rodovalho,Cynara M.
author_facet Rodovalho,Cynara M.
Santos,Ana L.
Marcolino,Marcus T.
Bonetti,Ana M.
Brandeburgo,Malcon A.M.
author_role author
author2 Santos,Ana L.
Marcolino,Marcus T.
Bonetti,Ana M.
Brandeburgo,Malcon A.M.
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Rodovalho,Cynara M.
Santos,Ana L.
Marcolino,Marcus T.
Bonetti,Ana M.
Brandeburgo,Malcon A.M.
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Hospital infection
melanocephalum
Camponotus vittatus
vector
topic Hospital infection
melanocephalum
Camponotus vittatus
vector
description Many ant species displaying synanthropic behavior that have successfully dispersed in urban areas can cause problems in hospitals by acting as bacterial vectors. In this study, we encountered bacteria on ants collected at the Universidade Federal de Uberlândia hospital, in the campus and at households nearby. The ants were identified as Tapinoma melanocephalum (Fabricius) and Camponotus vittatus (Forel) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and the bacterial strains found here belong to the group of the coagulase-positive staphylococcus, coagulase-negative staphylococcus and gram negative bacilli, including antimicrobial drug-resistant strains. An investigation of the bacteria found in the ants and in the environment revealed that some ants carried non-isolated bacteria from the same environment and with high levels of resistance, evidencing the transmission potential of these insects.
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