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PARASITES & VECTORS
卷 10, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s13071-017-2536-3
关键词
Bats; Tick-borne pathogens; Piroplasms; Babesia vesperuginis; Europe
资金
- Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic CEITEC [LQ1601, COST CZ LD14048, LO1218]
- Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic under the NPU I programme
- [TE 36/2015]
- [TE 298/2015]
- [RVO: RO0516]
Background: Babesia spp. are hemoparasites which infect the red blood cells of a large variety of mammals. In bats, the only known species of the genus is Babesia vesperuginis. However, except a few old reports, the host range and geographical distribution of this bat parasite have been poorly studied. This study aimed to investigate the presence of piroplasms in tissues of bats collected in four different countries from eastern and central Europe: Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary and Romania. Methods: A total of 461 bat carcasses (24 species) were collected between 2001 and 2016 from caves, mines and buildings. PCR was performed using specific primers targeting a portion of the 18S rDNA nuclear gene and cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 mitochondrial gene, followed by sequencing. Results: The results of this study show for the first time the presence of B. vesperuginis in bats in central and eastern Europe. The phylogenetic analysis of the 18S rDNA nuclear gene revealed no variability between the sequences and the phylogenetic analysis of the cox1 mitochondrial gene proved that B. vesperuginis could be divided into two subclades. Conclusion: Our study showed a broad geographical distribution of B. vesperuginis in European bats, reporting its presence in five new host species (M. cf. alcathoe, M. bechsteinii, M. myotis, Pi. nathusii and V. murinus) and three new countries.
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