Solter L F, Lustigman B, Shubeck P
J Med Entomol. 1989 Jul;26(4):354-9. doi: 10.1093/jmedent/26.4.354.
Thirty-six carrion beetles (Silphidae: Nicrophorus tomentosus Weber, Oiceoptoma noveboracense (Forster), Necrophila americana (L.] collected in the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, Basking Ridge, N.J., were dissected and the midgut, hindgut, and associated hemolymph were cultured for bacteria. Analytical profile index rapid biochemical systems were used for bacterial identifications. Nineteen bacteria were identified to species and four to the genus level. Although frank pathogens were not found, several of the identified coliform and staphylococci bacteria were known opportunistic pathogens. More than 20 additional morphologically distinct bacteria were cultured, but these could not be identified using the rapid biochemical test strips because of data base limitations.
对在新泽西州巴斯金岭大沼泽国家野生动物保护区采集的36只食腐甲虫（埋葬虫科：绒毛葬甲属韦伯尼克罗弗斯、北美葬甲属（福斯特）、美洲嗜尸甲属（林奈））进行解剖，并对中肠、后肠及相关血淋巴进行细菌培养。使用分析轮廓指数快速生化系统对细菌进行鉴定。19种细菌被鉴定到种，4种被鉴定到属水平。虽然未发现明显的病原体，但鉴定出的几种大肠菌和葡萄球菌是已知的机会致病菌。还培养出了20多种形态上不同的细菌，但由于数据库的限制，使用快速生化测试条无法对这些细菌进行鉴定。
