Table 2 Top ten bacterial species present in oral cavities of three snake species in India
SI No | Cobra | King Cobra 1 | King Cobra 2 | Python |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Serratia marcescens (1678) | Pseudomonas veronii (7938) | Morganella morganii (2937) | Escherichia coli (46438) |
2 | Bacteroides fragilis (917) | Propionibacterium acnes (7246) | Brevibacterium aureum (2645) | Propionibacterium acnes (4634) |
3 | Escherichia coli (807) | Erwinia dispersa (2303) | Bacteroides fragilis (2528) | Pseudomonas veronii (1160) |
4 | Propionibacterium acnes (592) | Escherichia coli (1931) | Propionibacterium acnes (1713) | Serratia marcescens (1061) |
5 | Morganella morganii (321) | Bacillus cereus (1159) | Eubacterium dolichum (1688) | Brevibacterium aureum (1025) |
6 | Pseudomonas veronii (115) | Serratia marcescens (911) | Escherichia coli (605) | Bacillus cereus (554) |
7 | Bacillus cereus (85) | Alcanivorax dieselolei (817) | Bacillus cereus (481) | Erwinia dispersa (549) |
8 | Brevibacterium aureum (66) | Brevibacterium aureum (667) | Parabacteroides gordonii (458) | Staphylococcus epidermidis (495) |
9 | Erwinia dispersa (49) | Acinetobacter rhizosphaerae (595) | Serratia marcescens (438) | Shewanella algae (301) |
10 | Staphylococcus epidermidis (37) | Staphylococcus epidermidis (543) | Staphylococcus epidermidis (302) | Veillonella dispar (290) |