Genetic Diversity of Bartonella spp. in Cave-Dwelling Bats and Bat Flies, Costa Rica, 2018

Genetic Diversity of Bartonella spp. in Cave-Dwelling Bats and Bat Flies, Costa Rica, 2018

To determine Bartonella spp. dynamics, we sampled bats and bat flies across 15 roosts in Costa Rica. PCR indicated prevalence of 10.7% in bats and 29.0% in ectoparasite pools. Phylogenetic analysis of 8 sequences from bats and 5 from bat fly pools revealed 11 distinct genetic variants, including 2 p...

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Main Authors: Miranda M. Mitchell, Amanda Vicente-Santos, Bernal Rodríguez-Herrera, Eugenia Corrales-Aguilar, Thomas R. Gillespie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2022-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Bartonella spp.
bats
bat flies
Costa Rica
genetic diversity
bacteria
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28/2/21-1686_article

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