title: Aerobic bacterial microflora of Broad-snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris) oral cavity and cloaca, originating from parque Zoológico Arruda Câmara, Paraíba, Brazil.
abstract: The objective of this study was to isolate and identify the aerobic bacterial microflora from the oral cavity mucosa and cloaca's samples, collected from Broad-snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris), born and bred in captivity at Parque Zoológico Arruda Câmara, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil. The most common bacteria were Staphylococcus sp. (14.74%), Corynebacterium sp. (13.68%), Escherichia coli (13.68%) and Shigella sp.(11.58%), and the less common were Citrobacter sp. (1.05%), Klebsiella pneumoniae (1.05%) and Salmonella sp. (1.05%).This emphasizes the importance of these microorganisms' participation in infectious processes (sepsis) and injuries caused by crocodilians.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência Veterinária, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco , Recife, PE , Brasil.
authors.forename: J S A
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Mota
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Pinheiro Júnior
authors.forename: M C S
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: D R A
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.forename: J C N
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Azevedo
keywords: Caiman latirostris; cloaca; crocodilians; microbiology; oral cavity
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