First report of isolation of opportunistic human pathogenic gut bacteria Staphylococcus cohnii from grubs of Brahmina coriacea (Hope) (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Melolonthinae) from Himachal Pradesh, India

Authors

  • Suresh Kumar Mahala
  • R.S. Chandel
  • Abhishek Walia
  • K.S. Verma
  • Karthik Ramappa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v49i2.1184

Abstract

Staphylococcus cohnii (Schleifer and Kloos) an opportunistic pathogen for humans, is reported for the first time its presence in grubs of Brahmina coriacea (Hope) (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Melolonthinae). The cellulolytic gut bacteria were isolated from different populations of B. coriacea, collected from different parts of Himachal Pradesh, India. The isolated S. cohnii from the grub population of Shillaroo location recorded maximum cellulolytic index. The isolated bacteria were identified using morphological, biochemical, and 16S rRNA gene sequencing approaches.

Author Biographies

Suresh Kumar Mahala

Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, CSK Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University, Palampur, 176062, HP, India.

R.S. Chandel

Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, CSK Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University, Palampur, 176062, HP, India.

Abhishek Walia

Department of Microbiology, College of Basic Sciences, CSK Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University, Palampur, 176062, HP, India.

K.S. Verma

Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, CSK Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University, Palampur, 176062, HP, India.

Karthik Ramappa

Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, CSK Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University, Palampur, 176062, HP, India.

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Published

2024-06-30

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Mahala, S. K., Chandel, R., Walia, A., Verma, K., & Ramappa, K. (2024). First report of isolation of opportunistic human pathogenic gut bacteria Staphylococcus cohnii from grubs of Brahmina coriacea (Hope) (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Melolonthinae) from Himachal Pradesh, India. ENTOMON, 49(2), 261–264. https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v49i2.1184

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Vol. 49 No. 2 (2024)

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