The gut bacteria of the North American medicinal leech, Macrobdella decora, were
characterized. Biochemical tests and DNA sequences indicated that Aeromonas jandaei is …

Culture-based studies of the microbial community within the gut of the medicinal leech have
typically been focused on various Aeromonas species, which were believed to be the sole …

Leeches are found in terrestrial, aquatic, and marine habitats on all continents.
Sanguivorous leeches have been used in medicine for millennia. Modern scientific uses …

Many monophagous animals have coevolutionary relationships with bacteria that provide
unavailable nutrients to the host. Frequently, these microbial partners are vertically inherited …

Hirudo medicinalis, the medicinal leech, is applied postoperatively in modern medicine.
Infections by Aeromonas occur in up to 20% of patients unless a preemptive antibiotic …

The catalase gene katA of the medicinal leech symbiont Aeromonas veronii bv. sobria was
cloned, sequenced, and functionally characterized. Southern hybridization, using an A …

The medicinal leech, Hirudo verbana, is one of the simplest naturally occurring models for
digestive-tract symbioses, where only two bacterial species, Aeromonas veronii bv. sobria (γ …

Microbial transmission through mucosal-mediated mechanisms is widespread throughout
the animal kingdom. One example of this occurs with Hirudo verbana, the medicinal leech …

The use of the medicinal leech (Hirudo medicinalis) in promoting venous drainage in tissues
whose vitality is threatened by venous congestion and obstruction, especially in plastic and …

The digestive tract of medicinal leeches from commercial suppliers has been investigated
previously and comprises of a relatively simple bacterial community. However, the …