African Journal of
Cellular Pathology

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE SOCIETY FOR CELLULAR PATHOLOGY SCIENTISTS OF NIGERIA
  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Cell. Path
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2449-0776
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJCPath
  • Start Year: 2013
  • Published Articles: 107

Full Length Research Paper

A comparative study of cultural and molecular techniques for the identification of bacterial contaminants of cockroaches (Periplaneta americana)

O. D. Popoola, B. T. Thomas* and M. O. Efuntoye
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye, Ogun State, Nigeria.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Received: 17 April 2019
  •  Accepted: 17 May 2019
  •  Published: 31 August 2019

References

Adeleke MA, Oyebamiji AA, Hassan AO, Adeyi AO, Wahab AA, Olaitan JO (2012). Biolarvicidal efficacies of entomopathogenic microorganisms isolated from the breeding sites of mosquitoes in Osogbo, Southwestern Nigeria. African Entomology 20(2):290-294.
Crossref
 
Al Marjani MF (2008). Study Of Extended-Spectrum ßlactamases Producing Enterobacteria isolated from Cockroaches (Periplaneta americana) of Central Medicine City Hospital. Al-Mustansiriyah Journal of Science 19:9-16.
 
Bala AY, Sule H (2012). Vectorial potential of cockroaches in transmitting parasites of medical importance in Arkilla, Sokoto, Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Basic and Applied Science 20(2):111-115.
 
Brown C, Alhassan A (2015). Multiple-antibiotic-resistant bacteria from cockroaches trapped from a public hospital and a nearby students' hostel in Accra, Ghana. International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences 8(4):1859-1864.
Crossref
 
Blazar JM, Lienau EK, Allard MW (2011). Insects as vectors of foodborne pathogenic bacteria. Terrestrial Arthropod Reviews 4(1):5-16.
Crossref
 
Bhattacharya S, Mondal AS (2010). Clinical microbiology in the intensive care unit: strategic and operational characteristics. Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology 28(1):5-10.
Crossref
 
Czajka E, Pancer K, Kochman M (2003). Characteristics of bacteria isolated from body surface of German cockroaches caught in hospitals. PrzeglÄ…d Epidemiology 57(4):655-662.
 
Chaichanawongsaroj N, Vanichayatanarak K, Pipatkullachat T, Mongkol PM, Somkiatcharoen S (2004). Isolation of Gram-negative bacteria from cockroaches trapped from urban environment. The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health 35(3):3-8
 
Ejimadu LC, Goselle ON, Ahmadu YM, James R (2015). Specialization of Periplaneta Americana (American Cockroach) and Blattella germanica (German cockroach) towards intestinal parasites: A Public Health Concern. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biological Sciences 10:23-32.
 
Fakoorziba MR, Eghbal F, Hassanzadeh J, Moemenbellah-Fard MD (2010). Cockroaches (Periplaneta americana and Blattella germanica) as potential vectors of the pathogenic bacteria found in nosocomial infections. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology 104(6):521-528.
Crossref
 
Graczyk TK, Knight R, Tamang L (2005). Mechanical transmission of human protozoan parasites by insects. Clinical Microbiology Reviews 35:128-132.
Crossref
 
Jinfu W, Chaohui H (2002). Molecular divergence of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase ii gene in three mosquitoes. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 18(4):301-306.
 
Kassiri H, Kassiri A, Kazemi S (2014). Investigation on American cockroaches medically important bacteria in Khorramshahr hospital, Iran. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease 4:201-203.
Crossref
 
Liu H, Beckenbach AT (1992). Evolution of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase II gene among 10 orders of insects. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 1(1):41-52.
Crossref
 
Mba CE, Kelly D (2003). Preliminary trials of environment friendly cockroach traps in Zaria Northern Nigeria. Journal of Tropical Biosciences 3:7-10.
 
Michaela JD, Irene RG, Alieda VE, Cindy D, Kristina K, Anne-Kathrin S, Guanghui W, Marie AC, Vivienne D, John W, Reiner H, Beatriz G, Stefan S, John T, Martin JW, Nick C, Dik M, Neil W (2016). Diversity of STs, plasmids and ESBL genes among Escherichia coli from humans, animals and food in Germany, the Netherlands and the UK.
 
Pai HH, Chen WC, Peng CF (2005). Isolation of bacteria with antibiotic resistance from household cockroaches (Periplaneta americana and Blattella germanica). Acta Tropica 93(3):259-265.
Crossref
 
Popoola OD (2019). Molecular characterization of extended spectrum beta lactamases and their genes in enterobacteria isolated from periplaneta americana (cockroaches). An unpublished Ph.D thesis in the Department of Microbiology, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye.
 
Rahuma N, Ghenghesh KS, Ben Aissa R, Elamaari A (2005). Carriage by the housefly (Musca domestica) of multiple-antibiotic-resistant bacteria that are potentially pathogenic humans, in hospital and other urban environments in Misurata, Libya. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology 99:795-802.
Crossref
 
Stefani S, Ilaria G, Immacolat A, Carla C, Patrizia M, Simona N, Moreno (2014). Susceptibility Testing: Twenty-Fifth Informational Supplement; M100-S25. Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute, Wayne, PA, USA.
 
Tachbele E, Erku W, Gebre-Michael T, Ashenafi M (2006). Cockroach-associated food-borne bacterial pathogens from some hospitals and restaurants in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Distribution and antibiograms. Journal of Rural and Tropical Public Heath 5:34-41.
 
Zurek L, Schal C (2004). Evaluation of the German cockroach (Blattella germanica) as a vector for verotoxigenic Escherichia coli F18 in confined swine production. Veterinary Microbiology 101:263-267.
Crossref
 
Zurek L, Gorham JR (2008). Insects as vectors of food borne pathogens. In: Hoboken VJG, John NJ, editors. Wiley Handbook of Science and Technology for Homeland Security. Wiley and Sons, Inc; New York.
Crossref