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Genomic characterization of eight novel Bartonella species from bats and ectoparasites reveals phylogenetic diversity and host adaptation.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Oct 2025
Wang Wen-Jie, Gao Qiao, Guo Bing-Zhou, Xiao Xiao, Han Hui-Ju
Abstract excerpt
Bats are recognized as hosts of diverse Bartonella species, and Bartonella are known agents of human disease. Here, we reported the isolation of 26 Bartonella strains belonging to eight distinct species from two bat species (Myotis laniger and M. adversus) and their ectoparasites (bat flies and bat mites) collected from Chongming County, Hubei Province, China. We obtained whole genome sequences of the bat-borne...
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- Animals
- Chiroptera
- Bartonella
- Phylogeny
- Genome, Bacterial
- Mites
- China
