Comparing the Bacterial Flora of Insectary and Filed Strains of Supella longipalpa (Blattaria: Ectobiidae) and Their Antibiotic Resistant Pattern in Qom Province, Central Iran

Cockroaches play a role in the mechanical transmission of microbial pathogens. This study was designed to determine the isolated bacteria and their susceptibility to conventional antibiotics from brown-banded cockroach , in Qom province, central Iran. In this cross-sectional study, brown-banded cock...

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Published in:Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases 2023-09, Vol.17 (3), p.197-205
Main Authors: Veysi, Arshad, Kababian, Majid, Khalifeh Gholi, Mohammad, Godini, Kazem, Vatandoost, Hassan, Saghafipour, Abedin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antibiotics
Bacteria
Brown-Banded cockroaches
Microbiome
Alimentary canal
Body surface
Pathogens
Diagnostic tests
Drug resistance
Entomology
Environmental health
Health risks
Hospitals
Infections
Insects
Laboratories
Original
Pathogens
Public health
Salmonella
Viral infections
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Summary:Cockroaches play a role in the mechanical transmission of microbial pathogens. This study was designed to determine the isolated bacteria and their susceptibility to conventional antibiotics from brown-banded cockroach , in Qom province, central Iran. In this cross-sectional study, brown-banded cockroaches were bred in an insectary and caught from hospitals of Qom. The samples were taken from the surface and alimentary canal and then cultured on microbial culture media; next, grown specimens were identified using differential culture media. Finally, after performing diagnostic tests and identifying the bacteria species, their susceptibility to various antibiotics was evaluated. A total of 120 adult cockroaches from the insectary and hospitals were included in the study. Ten bacterial genera were found; nine were Gram-negative and one was Gram-positive. The genus , , , and were isolated only from the hospital strain. On the other hand, and from both groups and other species such as , and were isolated only from laboratory strains. The highest antibiotic resistance among Gram-positive cocci and Gram-negative bacilli were 100.0% and 98.1% for ampicillin and Ceftazidime, respectively. The results of this study showed that various pathogenic bacteria harbored by brown-banded cockroaches. Moreover, it was found that most of these bacteria belong to the family, which can be pathogenic and thus threaten human health.
ISSN:2322-1984
1735-7179
2322-2271
DOI:10.18502/jad.v17i3.14981