is ▁yield ed ▁growth ▁of ▁the ▁b acter ia ▁in ▁all ▁species ▁tested . ▁However , ▁the ▁inf ected ▁S iam ese ▁cro cod iles ▁showed ▁no ▁sympt oms ▁of ▁disease ▁as ▁seen ▁in ▁all ig ators ▁and ▁ca im ans . ▁The ▁comm ens al ▁relationship ▁observed ▁between ▁M . ▁all ig ator is ▁and ▁C . ▁si am ensis ▁suggests ▁the ▁cro cod ilian ▁as ▁a ▁potential ▁natural ▁res er voir ▁for ▁M . ▁all ig ator is . ▁The ▁transmission ▁of ▁M . ▁all ig ator is ▁is ▁unknown , ▁but ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁presence ▁in ▁capt ive ▁all ig ators , ▁research ers ▁warn ▁against ▁returning ▁capt ive ▁all ig ators ▁to ▁their ▁natural ▁habit ats , ▁fear ing ▁these ▁animals ▁may ▁function ▁as ▁a ▁vector ▁for ▁inf ect ing ▁wild ▁populations . ▁ ▁As ▁major ▁pred ators ▁of ▁their ▁e cos ystem , ▁all ig ators ▁help ▁to ▁control ▁the ▁populations ▁they ▁pre y ▁on . ▁The ▁various ▁e colog ical ▁roles ▁of ▁the ▁all ig ator ▁also ▁include ▁providing ▁shelter ▁for ▁various ▁animals ▁with ▁their ▁abandoned ▁g ator ▁holes . ▁The ▁sub mer ged ▁cav ities ▁remain ▁full ▁of ▁water ▁throughout ▁the ▁dry ▁season ▁and ▁provide ▁critical ▁n our ishment ▁for ▁an ▁abund ance ▁of ▁wild life ▁such ▁as ▁fish , ▁t urt les , ▁birds ▁and ▁insect s . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Type ▁stra in ▁of ▁My cop las ma ▁all ig ator is ▁at ▁Bac D ive ▁- ▁ ▁the ▁B acter ial