Table 1 Bacteria isolated from helminths cultured from feaces samples of livestock. A list of bacteria isolated from three different species of parasitic helminths. An indication of whether the bacteria are pathogenic or commensal and the type of infection they produce are given.
From: Bacteria isolated from parasitic nematodes - a potential novel vector of pathogens?
Bacteria | Helminth | Host | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
Salmonella gp 3B (diarizonae) | Cooperia onchophora | Cattle | Human and animal pathogen - found in sheep, cattle and horses. |
Corynebacterium auris | Cooperia onchophora | Cattle | Unknown pathogenicity in cattle. Occasionally isolated from ear infections in humans. |
Bacillus pumilus C | Cooperia onchophora | Cattle | Cattle commensal. Rare human pathogen. |
CDC group II-E subgroup A | Ostertagia ostertagi | Cattle | Unknown pathogenicity in sheep. Pathogenic for humans - found in the hospital environment. |
Tsukamurella inchonensis | Ostertagia ostertagi | Cattle | Unknown pathogenicity in sheep. Opportunistic human pathogen common in soil and water. |
Rahnella aquatilis | Ostertagia ostertagi | Cattle | Unknown pathogenicity in sheep. Opportunistic human pathogen, found in water. |
Sphingobacterium multivorum | Haemonchus contortus | Sheep | Unknown pathogenicity in sheep. Opportunistic human pathogen, isolated from soil, plants, and water |
Streptococcus macacae | Haemonchus contortus | Sheep | Sheep commensal. Human commensal. |