Table 2 Closest phylogenetic identification of bacteria isolated from the digestive tracts of adult Lutzomyia evansi, according to their similarity with 16S rRNA gene sequences in the GenBank and RDP II databases

Unfed females/COLS

UFC Isolate 61

(KU134756)

S. epidermidis

(KJ623584.1)

97

Firmicutes

Cx. quinquefasciatus

[9, 66]

Human and animal skin [74]

UFC Isolate 149

(KU134739)

S. agnetis

(HM484986.1)

98

Firmicutes

Human and bovine pathogen [74]

UFC Isolate 128

(KU134759)

S. malachitospinus

(KF554160.1)

98

Actinobacteria

Soil, plants, entomopathogen [11]

UFC Isolate 138

(KU134758)

B. linens

(DQ361016.1)

98

Actinobacteria

Ph. argentipes

[53]

Soil, human skin, prebiotic [13]

UFC Isolate 43

(KU134745)

P. putida

(HQ162488.1)

99

Proteobacteria

Lu. longipalpis

[17–19]

Fermentation, plants, genetic potential [13]

UFC Isolate 64

(KU134748)

A. calcoaceticus

(FJ816066.1)

98

Proteobacteria

Cx. quinquefasciatus

[9, 66]

Human pathogen [9]

UFC Isolate 140

(KU134754)

P. ananatis

(GU937431.1)

97

Proteobacteria

Plant pathogen, entomopathogen [31]

UFC Isolate 139

(KU134778)

E. cloacae

(KC990807.1)

99

Proteobacteria

Ph. argentipes [53]; Lu. longipalpis [17–19]; Ph. papatasi [26, 31]; An. albimanus [9]; An. stephensi [9]

Human pathogen, antitripanosomic, termites, hydrogen production [72]

UFC Isolate 41

(KU134743)

E. cancerogenus

(HM131221.1)

99

Proteobacteria

Human pathogen [20, 52, 57, 65]

UFC Isolate 42

(KU134744)

Unc. bacterium clone

(KF842672.1)

99

–

UFC Isolate 63

(KU134752)

Unc. bacterium clone

(KF842672.1)

97

–

Unfed females/OVEJ

UFO Isolate 77

(KU134755)

P. putida

(HQ162488.1)

99

Proteobacteria

An. darlingi [9]; An. dureni [9]; An. funestus [9]; An. gambiae [9]; An. stephensi [9]

UFO Isolate 47

(KU134740)

P. putida

(HQ162488.1)

99

Proteobacteria

UFO Isolate 74

(KU134753)

A. calcoaceticus

(FJ816066.1)

95

Proteobacteria

UFO Isolate 73

(KU134751)

A. calcoaceticus

(FJ816066.1)

99

Proteobacteria

UFO Isolate 81

(KU134760)

E. ludwiggii

(KF254586.1)

99

Proteobacteria

UFO Isolate 71

(KU134741)

E. cloacae

(KC990807.1)

98

Proteobacteria

UFO Isolate 53

(KU134757)

Unc. bacterium clone

(KF842672.1)

97

–

UFO Isolate 51

(KU134742)

Unc. bacterium clone

(HM557220.1)

98

–

Fed females/ COLS

FFC Isolate 66

(KU134749)

A. calcoaceticus

(FJ816066.1)

97

Proteobacteria

FFC Isolate 44

(KU134746)

E. aerogenes

(AY335554.1)

99

Proteobacteria

Ae. aegypti [9, 12]¸ Ph. argentipes [53]; Lu. longipalpis [17–19]; Ph. papatasi [26, 31]

A. mellifera, simbiont, human pathogen

[20, 52, 57, 65]

FFC Isolate 45

(KU134747)

E. aerogenes

(AY335554.1)

98

Proteobacteria

Fed females/ OVEJ

FFO Isolate 80

(KU134762)

S. sciuri

(NR_025520.1)

99

Firmicutes

Animal skin and mucus [26, 73–75]

FFO Isolate 79

(KU134799)

E. ludwiggii

(KF254586.1)

99

Proteobacteria

FFO Isolate 54

(KU134761)

E. aerogenes

(AY335554.1)

99

Proteobacteria

FFO Isolate 78

(KU134747.1)

E. aerogenes

(AY335554.1)

99

Proteobacteria

Males/ COLS

MC Isolate 69

(KU134763)

P. putida

(HQ162488.1)

99

Proteobacteria

MC Isolate 70

(KU134777)

P. otitidis

(JQ659846.1)

100

Proteobacteria

Human pathogen (ear infections) [66–70]

MC Isolate 68

(KU134750)

E. aerogenes

(AY335554.1)

99

Proteobacteria

Males/ OVEJ

MV Isolate 82

(KU134762)

S. arlettae

(GU143791.1|)

99

Firmicutes

MV Isolate 60

(KU134764)

P. putida

(HQ162488.1)

98

Proteobacteria

Ph. argentipes [53]

Mammal and bird skin [63, 64]