Isolation and identification of cultivable Bifidobacterium spp. from the faeces of 5 baby common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus L.).
Ninety-two bifidobacterial strains were obtained from the faeces of 5 baby common marmosets, three known species Bifidobacterium aesculapii, Bifidobacterium callithricos and Bifidobacterium reuteri and 4 novel putative bifidobacterial species were retrieved. The occurrence of bifidobacteria in non-human primate babies is described for the first time.
Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Bologna, Viale Fanin 42, Bologna 40127, Italy.
Samanta
S
Michelini
Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Bologna, Viale Fanin 42, Bologna 40127, Italy.
Monica
M
Modesto
Yakult Central Institute, 5-11 Izumi, Kunitachi, Tokyo 186-8650, Japan.
Kaihei
K
Oki
Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Bologna, Viale Fanin 42, Bologna 40127, Italy.
Verena
V
Stenico
Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Bologna, Viale Fanin 42, Bologna 40127, Italy.
Ilaria
I
Stefanini
Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Bologna, Viale Fanin 42, Bologna 40127, Italy.
Bruno
B
Biavati
Yakult Central Institute, 5-11 Izumi, Kunitachi, Tokyo 186-8650, Japan.
Koichi
K
Watanabe
Aptuit, Srl., Via Alessandro Fleming 4, Verona 37135, Italy.
Alessia
A
Ferrara
Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Bologna, Viale Fanin 42, Bologna 40127, Italy. Electronic address: paola.mattarelli@unibo.it.
Paola
P
Mattarelli
D000818:Animals; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D001644:Bifidobacterium / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002144:Callithrix / Q000382:microbiology*; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D010802:Phylogeny
D004269:DNA, Bacterial
Baby common marmoset; Bifidobacterium spp.; Gut microbiota; hsp60 RFLP-PCR analysis