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Eco-epidemiology of Novel Bartonella Genotypes from Parasitic Flies of Insectivorous Bats.
Microbial ecology - 1 Nov 2018
Sándor Attila D, Földvári Mihály, Krawczyk Aleksandra I, Sprong Hein, Corduneanu Alexandra, Barti Levente, Görföl Tamás, Estók Péter, Kováts Dávid, Szekeres Sándor, László Zoltán, Hornok Sándor, Földvári Gábor
Abstract excerpt
Bats are important zoonotic reservoirs for many pathogens worldwide. Although their highly specialized ectoparasites, bat flies (Diptera: Hippoboscoidea), can transmit Bartonella bacteria including human pathogens, their eco-epidemiology is unexplored. Here, we analyzed the prevalence and diversity of Bartonella strains sampled from 10 bat fly species from 14 European bat species. We found high prevalence of...
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