Aerobic bacterial flora of biotic and abiotic compartments of a hyperendemic Zoonotic Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (ZCL) focus

Table 6 Possible routes of bacteria to enter sandfly gut

Isolation source		Isolated bacteria
		AC	EL	EC	BA	EG	*ECo*	BP	BM	BS	SS	SE	SA	*PGe*	SM	*PGl*
Female sand fly gut		1	4	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	6	19	17	10	1
Exposed area of the rodent skin		4	1	---	1	2	1	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Epi/Endophytes of Hyloxylon and Salsola		---	---	---	---	---	---	1	1	5	---	---	2	1	1	1
Larval breeding places	Nest soil	---	---	---	1	---	---	---	---	1	1	1	---	---	---	---
	Rodent feces	---	1	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	1	---	---	---	---
	Imported diet plants	---	---	1	---	---	---	1	---	1	1	---	---	---	---	---
	Imported wool fibers	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	1	---	---	---	---	---	---

The first row represents the bacteria found in the female sand fly guts where other rows indicate their correspondence sources. AC: Acintobacter calcoaceticus, EL: Enterobacter ludwigii, EC: Enterobacter cloacae, BA: Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, EG: Enterococcus gallinarum, ECo: Escherichia coli, BP: Bacillus pumilus, BM: Bacillus mojavensis, BS: Bacillus subtilis, SS: Staphylococcus succinus, SE: Staphylococcus epidermidis, SA: Staphylococcus aureus, PGe: Pseudomonas geniculata, SM: Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and PGl: Planomicrobium glaciei.

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