Research Article

The Diversity of Midgut Bacteria among Wild-Caught Phlebotomus argentipes (Psychodidae: Phlebotominae), the Vector of Leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka

Table 4

Relative abundance of midgut bacteria encountered in different sand fly pools.

Genus/species identificationRelative abundance (%) of the organism in the tested insect pools ()

Staphylococcus saprophyticus3.85 (1)
Staphylococcus sciuri3.85 (1)
Staphylococcus arlettae3.85 (1)
Staphylococcus warneri3.85 (1)
Bacillus megaterium3.85 (1)
Bacillus licheniformis3.85 (1)
Bacillus sonorensis3.85 (1)
Bacillus subtilis7.69 (2)
Bacillus sonorensis3.85 (1)
Bacillus cereus3.85 (1)
Serratia marcescen3.85 (1)
Enterobacter sp.3.85 (1)
Enterobacter cloacae7.69 (2)
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia15.38 (4)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa3.85 (1)
Aeromonas caviae7.69 (2)
Pseudomonas stutzeri3.85 (1)
Rhizobium sp.3.85 (1)
Stenotrophomonas panacihumi3.85 (1)
Pantoea dispersa3.85 (1)