Prevalence and phylogeny of Chlamydiae and hemotropic mycoplasma species in captive and free-living bats

Prevalence and phylogeny of Chlamydiae and hemotropic mycoplasma species in captive and free-living bats

Abstract Background Bats are hosts for a variety of microorganisms, however, little is known about the presence of Chlamydiales and hemotropic mycoplasmas. This study investigated 475 captive and free-living bats from Switzerland, Germany, and Costa Rica for Chlamydiales and hemotropic mycoplasmas b...

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Main Authors: Janine Fritschi, Hanna Marti, Helena M. B. Seth-Smith, Sébastien Aeby, Gilbert Greub, Marina L. Meli, Regina Hofmann-Lehmann, Kristin Mühldorfer, Nadine Stokar-Regenscheit, Danja Wiederkehr, Paola Pilo, Peggy Rüegg- Van Den Broek, Nicole Borel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Subjects:
Chlamydiales
Hemotropic mycoplasmas
Hemoplasmas
Bats
DNA
qPCR
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12866-020-01872-x

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