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Widespread infection with hemotropic mycoplasmas in bats in Spain, including a hemoplasma closely related to "Candidatus Mycoplasma hemohominis".
- Source :
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Comparative immunology, microbiology and infectious diseases [Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis] 2015 Apr; Vol. 39, pp. 9-12. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Jan 24. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Molecular analyses of blood samples revealed infection with hemoplasmas in 97% of 31 cave bats captured in three caves in North-Eastern Spain. The characterization of 1250 bp of the 16S rRNA gene in 29 of the positive bats identified two different groups of sequences. Twenty-two Schreibers' bats (Miniopterus schreibersii) and one long-eared bat (Myotis capaccinii) shared one group, composed of seven closely related sequences. These sequences showed an identity of about 97% with "Candidatus Mycoplasma hemohominis" and the phylogenetic branch including bat and human sequences showed a 100% bootstrap value, supporting a close phylogenetic relationship between these hemoplasmas. The second group, representing a potentially novel species, was composed of a single sequence shared by six Schreibers' bats that had 91% identity with the recently reported hemoplasma from little brown bats in North America. Large bat aggregations in roosting caves probably benefits intra and inter-species transmission explaining the high observed prevalence.<br /> (Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
- Subjects :
- Animals
Base Sequence
Caves
DNA, Bacterial
Humans
Mycoplasma pathogenicity
Mycoplasma Infections blood
Mycoplasma Infections epidemiology
Mycoplasma Infections transmission
Phylogeny
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Prevalence
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Spain epidemiology
Chiroptera microbiology
Mycoplasma genetics
Mycoplasma isolation & purification
Mycoplasma Infections veterinary
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S genetics
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1878-1667
- Volume :
- 39
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Comparative immunology, microbiology and infectious diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 25655409
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cimid.2015.01.002