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Bacterial pathogens from the intestinal tracts of various species of cockroaches

Rampal L 1 , Oothuman P 2 , Jeffery J 3 , Daud MZ 4 , Shekhar C 5 , Senan P 6 Show all authors , Lim VKE 7 , Suboh Y 8 , Ahmad Z 9

Affiliations 

  • 1 Lekhraj Rampal, MBBS., MPH., FRSH, Senior Medical Officer of Health, Health Office, Kelang, Selangor, Malaysia
  • 2 Pakeer Oothuman, MSc, PhD, Assoc, Professor. Department of Parasitology and Medical Entomology, Medical Faculty, National University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia P. O. Box 2418, Kuala Lurnpur, Malaysia
  • 3 John Jeffery, Medical Technologist, Department of Parasitology and Medical Entomology, Medical Faculty, National University of Malaysia, P. O. Box 2418, Kuala Lurnpur, Malaysia
  • 4 Md. Zahedi Daud, DVM., MSc. Lecturer, Department of Parasitology and Medical Entomology, Medical Faculty, National University of Malaysia, P. O. Box 2418, Kuala Lurnpur, Malaysia
  • 5 Chandra Shekhar, DVM, MSc, Lecturer, Department of Parasitology, Medical Faculty, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 6 Pratapa Senan, MBBS, MPH, Senior Medical Officer of Health, Health Office, Kuala Selangor, Selangor, Malaysia
  • 7 Lim Kok Eow, MBBS, MRC Path, Assoc, Professor, and Head of Department, Department of Microbiology, Medical Faculty, National University of Malaysia, P. O. Box 2418, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 8 Yusof Suboh, Medical Technologist, Department of Microbiology, Medical Faculty, National University of Malaysia, P. O. Box 2418, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 9 Zuleha Ahmad, Medical Technologist, Department of Microbiology, Medical Faculty, National University of Malaysia, P. O. Box 2418, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Med J Malaysia, 1983 Jun;38(2):104-7.
PMID: 6353184

Abstract

Bacterial isolates were made from the intestinal tracts ofcarious species of cockroaches (Periplaneta americana, Periplaneta brunnea, Periplaneta australasiae, Neostylopyga rhombifolia, Nauphoeta cinerea) trapped from kitchens and stores (houses and hospital), Shigello, flexneri, Salmonella typhi, Escherichia coli and Salmonella sp. were some of the bacteria isolated and identified.

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