Assessment of Bacterial and Fungal Contamination via Blowfly Species in Salah al-Din, Iraq

Abstract

Blowfly listed as important vector of transmission of important pathogens like bacteria and fungi, and due to lack of the role of this insect as vector of pathogenic parasites in some governorates of Iraq, so the present study aimed to evaluate the role of isolated blowfly in some area of Salah Al-Din/Iraq. 100 of blowflies were collected from 17 different locations and were identified by Iraqi Natural History Research Center and Museum (department of Entomology and Invertebrates), all bacteria and yeast isolated were identified using Vitkek2 compact. The results of present study show prevalence of Chrysomya albiceps blowfly in Salah Al-Din 37%, followed by Lucilia sericata 18%, Chryosomya megacephala 11%, with lowest percentage of Chrysomya putoria 6% and Calliphora vomitoria 3%. The microbiological examination show abundance of Enterobacterials bacteria, Klebsiella pneumoniae with highest prevalence 38% followed by Escherichia coli 26% and Enterobacter cloacae with lowest prevalence 4%, and the present study showed that the yeast contamination of blowflies’ species was only by two types of Candida, Candida albicans with highest prevalence 80%, and Candida krusei with lowest prevalence 20%. All Blowfly in Salah al-Din contaminated with bacteria and yeast and may be the critical source of disease in this geographic area.