Detection and characterization of hemotropic mycoplasmas in bats in Chile

Javier Millán, Aitor Cevidanes, Irene Sacristán, Mario Alvarado-Rybak, Gastón Sepúlveda, Christopher A. Ramos-Mella, Fulgencio Lisón

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Abstract

Hemoplasma DNA was found in 22% (12/55) of samples from six bat species in Chile, including one of three big-eared brown bats (Histiotus macrotus), one of three small big-eared brown bats (Histiotus montanus), and 10 of 27 Chilean myotis (Myotis chiloensis). Characterization of the 16S ribosomal RNA gene identified three genotypes phylogenetically related to other bat, rodent, and human hemoplasmas.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)977-981
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Wildlife Diseases
Volume55
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2019

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Ecology

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