Avaliação da flora oral bacteriana cultivável de pitons reais (python regius)
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2022
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A flora oral dos répteis está associada à presença de bactérias patogénicas
oportunistas e zoonóticas. Com o aumento da procura de pitons reais (Python regius) como
animais de estimação, há também um aumento da sua presença em clínica por doenças
bacterianas, e do seu contacto com humanos, aumentando também a possibilidade de
agressão e transmissão destas bactérias.
Pretende-se, com o presente estudo, identificar as bactérias aeróbias cultiváveis da
cavidade oral de pitons reais saudáveis. Para tal, procedeu-se à recolha de amostras da
cavidade oral com zaragatoas estéreis e, cultivo bacteriano em diferentes meios e
identificação, das mesmas, por método bioquímico com sistema automatizado Vitek.
No estudo foi observada uma grande variedade de bactérias, tendo sido isoladas um
total de 13 espécies bacterianas, seis Gram-positivas, das quais cinco foram identificadas com
sucesso como Enterococcus faecium, E. gallinarum, Staphylococcus xylosus, S. sciuri e
Micrococcus luteus, e sete Gram-negativas, nomeadamente, Aeromonas hydrophila,
Salmonella spp., Morganella morganii, Acinetobacter, Enterobacter spp., Klebsiella
pneumoniae e Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Concluiu-se que há uma grande variedade de bactérias aeróbias na flora oral destes
animais, sendo muitas patogénicas oportunistas ou, tendo potencial zoonótico, com
importância relevante para a saúde pública.
Reptiles oral flora is associated with zoonotic and pathogenic opportunistic bacteria. The search for ball pythons (Python regius) to be kept as pets, makes more common the presence of these animals in clinic, and the contact between these animals and humans, increasing the possibility of aggression and transmission bacteria. The objective of this study was to indentify aerobic bacteria from the oral cavity of healthy ball pythons. For that, a sterile swab was used to collect samples from the oral cavity of these animals and bacterial cultures were performed followed by the identification by biochemical method using automated Vitek system. In this study a variety of bacteria was isolated, with a total of 13 bacterial species, six of them Gram-positive, with five correctly identified, Enterococcus faecium, E. gallinarum, Staphylococcus xylosus, S. sciuri and Micrococcus luteus, and seven Gram-negative, Aeromonas hydrophila, Salmonella spp., Morganella morganii, Acinetobacter, Enterobacter spp., Klebsiella pneumoniae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. We concluded that the oral flora of these animals is constituted by a variety of bacteria, most of them being zoonotic and opportunistic pathogens, having a great importance in public health.
Reptiles oral flora is associated with zoonotic and pathogenic opportunistic bacteria. The search for ball pythons (Python regius) to be kept as pets, makes more common the presence of these animals in clinic, and the contact between these animals and humans, increasing the possibility of aggression and transmission bacteria. The objective of this study was to indentify aerobic bacteria from the oral cavity of healthy ball pythons. For that, a sterile swab was used to collect samples from the oral cavity of these animals and bacterial cultures were performed followed by the identification by biochemical method using automated Vitek system. In this study a variety of bacteria was isolated, with a total of 13 bacterial species, six of them Gram-positive, with five correctly identified, Enterococcus faecium, E. gallinarum, Staphylococcus xylosus, S. sciuri and Micrococcus luteus, and seven Gram-negative, Aeromonas hydrophila, Salmonella spp., Morganella morganii, Acinetobacter, Enterobacter spp., Klebsiella pneumoniae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. We concluded that the oral flora of these animals is constituted by a variety of bacteria, most of them being zoonotic and opportunistic pathogens, having a great importance in public health.
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Orientação: Eduardo Marcelino ; Rui Patrício
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MESTRADO INTEGRADO EM MEDICINA VETERINÁRIA, MEDICINA VETERINÁRIA, BACTÉRIAS, RÉPTEIS, VETERINARY MEDICINE, BACTERIA, REPTILES