[Salmonella in Algeria. Distribution in the Algerians].
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The serologic study of four strains of fungus cultivated by Acromyrmex octospinosus (Reich) in Guadeloupe has revealed four major antigens common to all four strains. Two additional weaker antigens were present in some but not all strains, which may indicate quantitative differences in viral particles in the hyphae of the fungi. The use of serological techniques should facilitate taxonomic study of the fungi (and possibly the virus or viruses which parasitize the fungi) cultivated by different species of Attine ants.
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The nests of Acromyrmex octospinosus contain an important bacterial flora which shows a state of equilibrium; that is the result of the society activity. The ant-fungi directly grows on the leaf material brought in the nest; the microorganisms do not modify the substrate. Acromyrmex octospinosus is able to allow the growth of its fungus in pure culture in the presence of invading microflora.
Media prepared from nests of Acromyrmex octospinosus Reich show an inhibiting activity against strains of bacteria Gram + and Gram -. To demonstrate this activity it is necessary to use a particular methodology using important concentration of extract (Mass effect). The main reason of the inhibition is due to the acidity of pH (pH = 5.0). This effect explains how the ants protect their nest against the bacterial competitors.
Description of nine new serotypes of Salmonella, three isolated in Senegal: S. tambacounda (I,3,I9:b:e,n,x) from Chiroptera, S. bargny (8,20:i:I,5) and S. fass (50:l,v:I,2) from horse; two recovered in Haute-Volta from patients with diarrhoea: S. tounouma (8,20:b:z6) and S. sya (47:b:z6); one isolated from a carrier in Antilles: S. gustavia (II:d:I,5); one from a snake in Tunisia: S. gafsa (I6:c:I,6); two from Madagascar: S. II I8:z4,z23:- isolated from a wild mammalian and S. III arizonae 6I:z52:z from a patient with diarrhoea.
The first study of the incidence of halophilic Vibrio in coastal waters of Guadeloupe was conducted in 1978. Vibrio parahaemolyticus was recovered from 53 of a total of 100 water samples. The high frequency of occurrence may be attributed to the sites included in the study.