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Characterization of the digestive-tract microbiota of Hirudo orientalis, a european medicinal leech.


ABSTRACT: 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.

SUBMITTER: Laufer AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2565982 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Characterization of the digestive-tract microbiota of Hirudo orientalis, a european medicinal leech.

Laufer Alison S AS   Siddall Mark E ME   Graf Joerg J  

Applied and environmental microbiology 20080808 19


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. ...[more]

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