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1 January 2015 Bartonella spp. in a Puerto Rican Bat Community
Kevin J. Olival, Katharina Dittmar, Ying Bai, Melinda K. Rostal, Bonnie R. Lei, Peter Daszak, Michael Kosoy
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Abstract

We captured and sampled 68 bats of six species from a shared roosting site in Puerto Rico in April 2012. Bats were screened for Bartonella spp. by culture and confirmed by PCR and sequencing for the gltA gene. Bartonella cultures were obtained from blood specimens of 9/51 (18%) individuals from three species (Artibeus jamaicensis, Brachyphylla cavernarum, and Monophyllus redmani). Phylogenetic analysis of the gltA sequences showed that M. redmani was infected with multiple, diverse Bartonella strains, and A. jamaicensis was infected with a strain related to a strain from a congeneric host. Ectoparasite load could possibly explain observed differences in Bartonella diversity and prevalence between bat species in this community, and we suggest future research to substantiate these preliminary findings.

Wildlife Disease Association 2015
Kevin J. Olival, Katharina Dittmar, Ying Bai, Melinda K. Rostal, Bonnie R. Lei, Peter Daszak, and Michael Kosoy "Bartonella spp. in a Puerto Rican Bat Community," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 51(1), 274-278, (1 January 2015). https://doi.org/10.7589/2014-04-113
Received: 28 April 2014; Accepted: 1 August 2014; Published: 1 January 2015
KEYWORDS
bacteria
Bartonella
Bat
Chiroptera
diversity
host range
Puerto Rico
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