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Ants As Mechanical Vectors of Mycobacteria in a Hospital: Preliminary Data

A.P.M. Couceiro-Ruggiero , P.A Nogueira , E. Roxo , R.M.C. Abrahao , A.E.C. Campos , J.P. Ramos , P.C.S. Caldas , C.E.D. Campos and E.A. Costa | Full Paper | 2011

To evaluate the potential of ants as vectors of mycobacteria in a hospital specialized in the care of patients with tuberculosis of the São Paulo State, Brazil, ants were collected from different areas between 2008 and 2010. Procedures for isolation and identification of mycobacteria were performed,...

Urban pest ants of Brazil (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

A.E.C. Campos-Farinha | Full Paper | 2005

Brazil shows a high diversity of urban pest ants. Among its 2,000 recorded ant species, 20 to 30 species are urban ants (tramp species). Native and introduced species are found and are not equally distributed in its 27 states. Camponotus species are found in the five regions that divide the country ...