Nasal, oral and rectal microbiota of Black lion tamarins (Leontopithecus chrysopygus)

Autor(es)

Carvalho, Vania M. ^[1] ; Vanstreels, Ralph E. T. ^[2] ; Paula, Catia D. ^[2] ; Kolesnikovas, Cristiane K. M. ^[3] ; Ramos, Maria Christina C. ^[4] ; Coutinho, Selene D. ^[1] ; Martins, Cristiana S. ^[5] ; Pissinatti, Alcides ^{[6, 7, 8]} ; Catao-Dias, Jose L. ^[2]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Estadual Paulista, Lab Biol Mol & Celular, Fac Med Vet, BR-04057000 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

^[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Dept Patol, Fac Med Vet & Zootecnia, Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

^[3] Assoc R3 Anim, Florianopolis, SC - Brazil

^[4] Lab&Vet Diagnost & Consultoria Vet Ltd, Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

^[5] Inst Pesquisas Ecol, Nazare Paulista, SP - Brazil

^[6] Ctr Primatologia Rio de Janeiro, Guapimirim, RJ - Brazil

^[7] Ctr Univ Serra dos Orgaos, Teresopolis, RJ - Brazil

^[8] Ctr Univ Plinio Leite, Niteroi, RJ - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Brazilian Journal of Microbiology; v. 45, n. 4, p. 1531-1539, OCT-DEC 2014.
• Citações Web of Science: 3

Resumo

Black lion tamarins (Leontopithecus chrysopygus) are endangered callithrichids. Their conservation may require future translocations or reintroductions; however these approaches involve risks of pathogen introduction in the environment and stress-related opportunistic infections in these animals. In order to screen for opportunistic and potential pathogenic bacterial and fungal microbiota, ten free-ranging and ten captive Black lion tamarins were studied and the results compared. Nasal, oral and rectal swabs were collected and cultured for aerobic and facultative anaerobic bacteria and fungi, and a total 203 bacterial and 84 fungal isolates were obtained. Overall, the most frequent organisms were Staphylococcus spp., Bacillus spp., Candida spp. and Aspergillus spp. Microbiota of free-ranging and captive animals were similar in composition. A number of potentially pathogenic organisms were identified, emphasizing the importance of microbiological screening in future translocation or reintroduction conservation management programs. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 96/12176-9 - Determinacao da microbiota bacteriana aerobia, microerofila e fungica, do conduto auditivo de mico leao preto (leontopithecus chysopygus).
• Beneficiário: Catia Dejuste de Paula
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Iniciação Científica
• Processo FAPESP: 99/09459-7 - Determinacao"post mortem"de patogenos bacterianos aerobios e fungicos de animais silvestres da fauna neotropical.
• Beneficiário: Jose Luiz Catao Dias
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular
• Processo FAPESP: 09/53956-9 - Estudo da malária aviária em pinguins-de-Magalhães (Spheniscus magellanicus) mantidos em centros de reabilitação selecionados do litoral brasileiro
• Beneficiário: Ralph Eric Thijl Del Val Onoro Vanstreels
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Doutorado Direto