Suepaul Rod, Charles Roxanne, Dziva Francis
J Zoo Wildl Med. 2016 Dec;47(4):1044-1048. doi: 10.1638/2015-0055.1.
The agouti ( Dasyprocta leporina ) is a New World wild rodent hunted for its meat in Trinidad and other Latin American countries. Studies on agouti under captive conditions have yielded some data on health-related aspects, but relatively very little is known about their wild counterparts. The environment of the agouti can influence the microflora and parasites harbored by the animals, which may contain zoonotic pathogens. Here, the microflora found on the nasal mucosa and sections of the intestinal tract and endoparasites of freshly shot agouti from various areas of Trinidad are described. Staphylococcus epidermidis , S. intermedius , Bacillus spp., Enterobacter spp. and Escherichia coli comprised the majority of bacteria isolated from the nasal mucosa whereas Escherichia coli , Streptococcus viridans, Bacillus spp. and Klebsiella pneumoniae were predominant in all sections of the intestinal tract. The fungi Aspergillus fumigatus , Aspergillus spp., Candida spp., Penicillium spp., and Mucor spp. were only isolated from the nasal cavity but not in any section of the intestinal tract. The parasites Strongyloides spp., Ascaridia spp., a hookworm, a trematode, and Trichuris spp. were detected at variable frequencies in each of the sections of the intestines (small intestine, large intestine, caecum), whereas Eimeria spp. were found in all sections (76.9%, 10 of 13 agoutis). These wild agoutis were presumably healthy at the time of death and represent animals that hunters may encounter. Some of the detected pathogens and parasites have the potential to cause opportunistic infections or infestations, especially in immune-compromised hosts.
刺豚鼠（Dasyprocta leporina）是一种生活在新大陆的野生啮齿动物，在特立尼达和其他拉丁美洲国家因其肉被捕猎。在圈养条件下对刺豚鼠的研究已经产生了一些与健康相关方面的数据，但对于它们在野外的同类却知之甚少。刺豚鼠所处的环境会影响动物体内携带的微生物群落和寄生虫，其中可能包含人畜共患病原体。在此，描述了从特立尼达不同地区新射杀的刺豚鼠的鼻腔黏膜、肠道各段发现的微生物群落以及体内寄生虫。表皮葡萄球菌、中间葡萄球菌、芽孢杆菌属、肠杆菌属和大肠杆菌是从鼻腔黏膜分离出的主要细菌，而大肠杆菌、草绿色链球菌、芽孢杆菌属和肺炎克雷伯菌在肠道各段均占主导地位。烟曲霉、曲霉属、念珠菌属、青霉属和毛霉属真菌仅在鼻腔中分离到，在肠道任何部位均未发现。在肠道各段（小肠、大肠、盲肠）均以不同频率检测到类圆线虫属、禽蛔虫属、一种钩虫、一种吸虫和鞭虫属寄生虫，而艾美耳属球虫在所有肠道段均有发现（13只刺豚鼠中有10只，占76.9%）。这些野生刺豚鼠在死亡时可能是健康的，代表了猎人可能遇到的动物。一些检测到的病原体和寄生虫有可能引起机会性感染或侵扰，尤其是在免疫功能低下的宿主中。
