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Provedor de dados: 	82	
País: 	Brazil	
Título: 	Urban ants and transportation of nosocomial bacteria	
Autores: 	Rodovalho,Cynara M.; Santos,Ana L.; Marcolino,Marcus T.; Bonetti,Ana M.; Brandeburgo,Malcon A.M.	
Data: 	2007-06-01	
Ano: 	2007	
Palavras-chave: 	Hospital infection; Melanocephalum; Camponotus vittatus; Vector.	
Resumo: 	Many ant species displaying synanthropic behavior that have successfully dispersed in urban areas can cause problems in hospitals by acting as bacterial vectors. In this study, we encountered bacteria on ants collected at the Universidade Federal de Uberlândia hospital, in the campus and at households nearby. The ants were identified as Tapinoma melanocephalum (Fabricius) and Camponotus vittatus (Forel) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and the bacterial strains found here belong to the group of the coagulase-positive staphylococcus, coagulase-negative staphylococcus and gram negative bacilli, including antimicrobial drug-resistant strains. An investigation of the bacteria found in the ants and in the environment revealed that some ants carried non-isolated bacteria from the same environment and with high levels of resistance, evidencing the transmission potential of these insects.	
Tipo: 	Info:eu-repo/semantics/article	
Idioma: 	Inglês	
Identificador: 	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-566X2007000300014	
Editor: 	Sociedade Entomológica do Brasil	
Relação: 	10.1590/S1519-566X2007000300014	
Formato: 	text/html	
Fonte: 	Neotropical Entomology  v.36 n.3 2007	
Fonte: 	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess