Isolation and identification of cultivable Bifidobacterium spp. from the faeces of 5 baby common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus L.)

Samanta Michelini; Monica Modesto; Kaihei Oki; Verena Stenico; Ilaria Stefanini; Bruno Biavati; Koichi Watanabe; Alessia Ferrara; Paola Mattarelli

doi:10.1016/j.anaerobe.2015.03.001

Isolation and identification of cultivable Bifidobacterium spp. from the faeces of 5 baby common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus L.)

Anaerobe. 2015 Jun:33:101-4. doi: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2015.03.001. Epub 2015 Mar 5.

Authors

Samanta Michelini¹, Monica Modesto¹, Kaihei Oki², Verena Stenico¹, Ilaria Stefanini¹, Bruno Biavati¹, Koichi Watanabe², Alessia Ferrara³, Paola Mattarelli⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Bologna, Viale Fanin 42, Bologna 40127, Italy.
² Yakult Central Institute, 5-11 Izumi, Kunitachi, Tokyo 186-8650, Japan.
³ Aptuit, Srl., Via Alessandro Fleming 4, Verona 37135, Italy.
⁴ Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Bologna, Viale Fanin 42, Bologna 40127, Italy. Electronic address: paola.mattarelli@unibo.it.

PMID: 25746741
DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2015.03.001

Abstract

Ninety-two bifidobacterial strains were obtained from the faeces of 5 baby common marmosets, three known species Bifidobacterium aesculapii, Bifidobacterium callithricos and Bifidobacterium reuteri and 4 novel putative bifidobacterial species were retrieved. The occurrence of bifidobacteria in non-human primate babies is described for the first time.

Keywords: Baby common marmoset; Bifidobacterium spp.; Gut microbiota; hsp60 RFLP-PCR analysis.

MeSH terms

Animals
Bacterial Typing Techniques
Bifidobacterium / classification*
Bifidobacterium / genetics
Bifidobacterium / isolation & purification*
Callithrix / microbiology*
Cluster Analysis
DNA, Bacterial / genetics
Female
Male
Phylogeny

Substances

DNA, Bacterial