Laufer Alison S, Siddall Mark E, Graf Joerg
Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA.
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2008 Oct;74(19):6151-4. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00795-08. Epub 2008 Aug 8.
FDA-approved, postoperative use of leeches can lead to bacterial infections. In this study, we used culture-dependent and culture-independent approaches to characterize the digestive-tract microbiota of Hirudo orientalis. Surprisingly, two Aeromonas species, A. veronii and A. jandaei, were cultured. Uncultured Rikenella-like bacteria were most similar to isolates from Hirudo verbana.
美国食品药品监督管理局(FDA)批准的术后使用水蛭可能会导致细菌感染。在本研究中,我们采用了依赖培养和不依赖培养的方法来表征宽体金线蛭的消化道微生物群。令人惊讶的是,培养出了两种气单胞菌属细菌,即维氏气单胞菌和扬氏气单胞菌。未培养的类理研菌属细菌与来自欧洲医蛭的分离株最为相似。