Toxoplasmatinae Parasites in Bats from Bahia State, Brazil

Jesus, Rogério Fernando de; Rodrigues, Gabriel; Silva, Evandro Moraes; Carneiro, Aroldo José Borges; Franke, Carlos Roberto; Cunha, Rogério de Magalhães; Gondim, Luís Fernando Pita

doi:10.7589/2016-03-065

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“…Dodd et al [ 13 ] described a 10% positivity in the insectivorous species of common pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus (Schreber, 1774) and soprano pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmeus (Leach, 1825) from Western Europe, tested by nested PCR. De Jesus et al [ 14 ] detected T. gondii by conventional PCR in 2% of Seba’s short-tailed bat Carollia perspicillata (Linnaeus, 1758) from Brazil, while all tested bats were negative for N. caninum . To date, the parasite N. caninum was only detected in the brain of one fruit and three insectivorous bats from China by nested PCR [ 15 ].…”

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Molecular Detection of Toxoplasma gondii, Neospora caninum and Encephalitozoon spp. in Vespertilionid Bats from Central Europe

Bártová

Marková

Sedláčková

et al. 2023

IJMS

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Bats may carry various viruses and bacteria which can be harmful to humans, but little is known about their role as a parasitic source with zoonotic potential. The aim of this study was to test wild bats for the presence of selected parasites: Toxoplasma gondii, Neospora caninum and microsporidia Encephalitozoon spp. In total, brain and small intestine tissues of 100 bats (52 Myotis myotis, 43 Nyctalus noctula and 5 Vespertilio murinus) were used for the DNA isolation and PCR detection of the abovementioned agents. Toxoplasma gondii DNA was detected by real-time PCR in 1% of bats (in one male of M. myotis), while all bats were negative for N. caninum DNA. Encephalitozoon spp. DNA was detected by nested PCR in 25% of bats, including three species (twenty-two M. myotis, two N. noctula and one V. murinus). Positive samples were sequenced and showed homology with the genotypes Encephalitozoon cuniculi II and Encephalitozoon hellem 2C. This is the first study on wild vespertilionid bats from Central Europe and worldwide, with a relatively high positivity of Encephalitozoon spp. detected in bats.

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Molecular Detection of Toxoplasma gondii, Neospora caninum and Encephalitozoon spp. in Vespertilionid Bats from Central Europe

Bártová

Marková

Sedláčková

et al. 2023

IJMS

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“…However, there is no evidence of N. caninum infection in bats. Recently, de Jesus examined for N. caninum DNA by PCR in free-living bats in Bahia, Brazil, but the results were negative [9]. The present study aimed to detect N. caninum DNA by PCR in bats from Yunnan Province, Southern China.…”

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Detection of Neospora caninum DNA by polymerase chain reaction in bats from Southern China

Gong

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Parasitology International

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Neospora caninum is an intracellular protozoan that infects many domestic and wild animals. Domestic dogs and other canids function as definitive hosts, while other mammals serve as natural intermediate hosts. In the present study, the brain tissues of bats collected in Yunnan Province, Southern China were tested by N. caninum specific-nested PCR, targeting the Nc-5 gene and the internal transcribed spacer 1 (ITS1) region of the ribosomal DNA to determine whether bats could be infected with N. caninum. N. caninum DNA was detected in 1.8% (4/227) of bats, i.e., 1.7% (1/60) in Rousettus leschenaultia, 1.7% (1/58) in Hipposideros pomona, 2.9% (2/69) in Rhinolophus pusillus, and none (0/40) in Myotis daubentoniid. The findings of the present study are only the first indication that bats could serve as an intermediate host, and further studies are necessary to confirm whether bats are involved in the transmission of N. caninum infections.

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“…• Nephroisospora eptesici Wünschmann et al, 2010(Wünschmann et al 2010). • Toxoplasma gondii (de Jesus et al 2017).…”

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Biodiversity of the Coccidia (Apicomplexa: Conoidasida) in vertebrates: what we know, what we do not know, and what needs to be done

Duszynski¹

2021

FOLIA PARASIT

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Over the last two decades my colleagues and I have assembled the literature on a good percentage of most of the coccidians (Conoidasida) known, to date, to parasitise: Amphibia, four major lineages of Reptilia (Amphisbaenia, Chelonia, Crocodylia, Serpentes), and seven major orders in the Mammalia (Carnivora, Chiroptera, Lagomorpha, Insectivora, Marsupialia, Primates, Scandentia). These vertebrates, combined, comprise about 15,225 species; only about 899 (5.8%) of them have been surveyed for coccidia and 1,946 apicomplexan valid species names or other forms are recorded in the literature. Based on these compilations and other factors, I extrapolated that there yet may be an additional 31,381 new apicomplexans still to be discovered in just these 12 vertebrate groups. Extending the concept to all of the other extant vertebrates on Earth; i.e. lizards (6,300 spp.), rodents plus 12 minor orders of mammals (3,180 spp.), birds (10,000 spp.), and fishes (33,000 spp.) and, conservatively assuming only two unique apicomplexan species per each vertebrate host species, I extrapolate and extend my prediction that we may eventually find 135,000 new apicomplexans that still need discovery and to be described in and from those vertebrates that have not yet been examined for them! Even doubling that number is a significant underestimation in my opinion.

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Toxoplasmatinae Parasites in Bats from Bahia State, Brazil

Cited by 7 publications

References 21 publications

Molecular Detection of Toxoplasma gondii, Neospora caninum and Encephalitozoon spp. in Vespertilionid Bats from Central Europe

Molecular Detection of Toxoplasma gondii, Neospora caninum and Encephalitozoon spp. in Vespertilionid Bats from Central Europe

Detection of Neospora caninum DNA by polymerase chain reaction in bats from Southern China

Biodiversity of the Coccidia (Apicomplexa: Conoidasida) in vertebrates: what we know, what we do not know, and what needs to be done

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