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Aerobic bacteria occurring in the hind-gut of the cockroach, Blatta orientalis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

N. R. H. Burgess ,
S. N. McDermott  and
J. Whiting
N. R. H. Burgess
Affiliation:
Royal Army Medical College, Millbank, London SW1P 4RJ
S. N. McDermott
Affiliation:
Royal Army Medical College, Millbank, London SW1P 4RJ
J. Whiting
Affiliation:
Royal Army Medical College, Millbank, London SW1P 4RJ
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Methods are described for the isolation and identification of aerobic bacteria occurring naturally in the hind-gut of the cockroach Blatta orientalis captured from a number of wild sources, to establish whether or not human pathogens occurred naturally within the gut. During the investigation an organism was frequently found which could not be classified in any described species, and for which we propose the name Escherichia blattae.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 71 , Issue 1 , March 1973 , pp. 1 - 8
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1973

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