Dominant culturable bacterial microbiota in the digestive tract of the American black vulture (Coragyps atratus Bechstein 1793) and search for antagonistic substances Microbiota bacteriana dominante cultivável no trato digestivo do urubu (Coragyps atratus Bechstein 1793)

Strict and facultative culturable anaerobic bacteria from the digestive tract of six American black vultures (Coragyps atratus Bechstein 1793) were isolated and identified. After capture, the birds received a non-contaminated diet for one week to eliminate possible allochthonous microorganisms. Then...

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Main Authors: Lydston Rodrigues de Carvalho, Luiz Macêdo Farias, Jacques Robert Nicoli, Maria Clara Fernandes Silva, Andrea Teresa Santos Meira Corsino, Luiz André de Lima, Rodrigo Aparecido Fernandes Redondo, Paulo César Peregrino Ferreira, Maria Elizabeth Bernardes Margutti Pinto
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Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2003-07-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822003000300007
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Summary:Strict and facultative culturable anaerobic bacteria from the digestive tract of six American black vultures (Coragyps atratus Bechstein 1793) were isolated and identified. After capture, the birds received a non-contaminated diet for one week to eliminate possible allochthonous microorganisms. Then, specimens collected from tongue, stomach and intestines were weighed, submitted to decimal dilution in an anaerobic chamber, inoculated into culture media and incubated aerobically and anaerobically at 37ºC for enumeration, isolation and identification. Isolated bacteria were submitted to tests to detect possible antagonisms between them. The total bacterial population along the digestive tract ranged from 3.46 ± 0.39 log CFU/g in the stomach to 10.75 ± 0.37 log CFU/g in the distal intestine. Some bacteria were isolated for the first time from the digestive tract of C. atratus: Actinomyces bovis, Lactobacillus cellobiosus, Micrococcus luteus, Neisseria sicca, Clostridium bifermentans, Enterobacter agglomerans, Peptostreptococcus sp., Sarcina sp., Serratia odorifera, and Shigella flexneri. Associations between microorganisms were observed during isolation on two occasions, one involving A. bovis and N. sicca, and the other involving A. bovis and a Gram-negative rod. Hetero-, iso- and autoantagonisms were observed, suggesting the ecological role of these indigenous microorganisms in terms of population auto-control and environmental barrier in the digestive tract of carrion-feeding birds.<br>As bactérias anaeróbias estritas e facultativas cultiváveis do trato digestivo de seis urubus (Coragyps atratus Bechstein 1793) foram isoladas e identificadas. Após a captura, as aves receberam uma alimentação de baixa contaminação durante uma semana para eliminar possíveis microorganismos alóctonos. A seguir, amostras colhidas na língua, estomago e intestinos foram pesadas, submetidas a diluições decimais numa câmara anaeróbia, inoculadas em meios de cultura e incubadas em aerobiose e anaerobiose a 37ºC para enumeração, isolamento e identificação. As bactérias isoladas foram usadas posteriormente como produtoras e reveladoras para detectar possíveis fenômenos de antagonismo. A população bacteriana total ao longo do trato digestivo variou de 3,46 ± 0,39 log UFC/g no estômago até 10,75 ± 0,37 log UFC/g no intestino distal. Algumas bactérias foram isoladas pela primeira vez do trato digestivo de C. atratus: Actinomyces bovis, Lactobacillus cellobiosus, Micrococcus luteus, Neisseria sicca, Clostridium bifermentans, Enterobacter agglomerans, Peptostreptococcus sp., Sarcina sp., Serratia odorifera, and Shigella flexneri. Associações entre microorganismos foram observadas durante o isolamento em dois casos, um envolvendo A. bovis e N. sicca, e o outro envolvendo A. bovis e um bastonete Gram-negativo. Hetero-, iso- e autoantagonismos foram observados, sugerindo um papel ecológico para esses microorganismos em termos de autocontrole populacional e de barreira ambiental no trato digestivo dessas aves.
ISSN:1517-8382
1678-4405