Worldwide occurrence of haemoplasmas in wildlife: Insights into the patterns of infection, transmission, pathology and zoonotic potential

J Millán, S Di Cataldo, DV Volokhov… - Transboundary and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Haemotropic mycoplasmas (haemoplasmas) have increasingly attracted the attention of
wildlife disease researchers due to a combination of wide host range, high prevalence and …

Role of Brazilian bats in the epidemiological cycle of potentially zoonotic pathogens

D Castelo-Branco, JA Nobre, PRH Souza… - Microbial …, 2023 - Elsevier
Bats (Chiroptera) are flying mammals of great biodiversity and habits. These characteristics
contribute for them being natural reservoirs and part of the epidemiological cycle of several …

[HTML][HTML] High prevalence and genetic diversity of hemoplasmas in bats and bat ectoparasites from China

R Wang, ZM Li, QM Peng, XL Gu, CM Zhou, X Xiao… - One Health, 2023 - Elsevier
Hemoplasmas can cause severe hemolytic anemia in humans. To explore the genetic
diversity and the potential transmission routes of hemoplasmas among bat population, bats …

Molecular detection of blood-borne agents in vampire bats from Brazil, with the first molecular evidence of Neorickettsia sp. in Desmodus rotundus and Diphylla …

VVC de Mello, AJV Placa, DAB Lee, EO Franco, L Lima… - Acta Tropica, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Bats (Mammalia, Chiroptera) represent the second largest group of mammals. Due
to their ability to fly and adapt and colonize different niches, bats act as reservoirs of several …

Ecological and evolutionary drivers of haemoplasma infection and bacterial genotype sharing in a Neotropical bat community

DJ Becker, KA Speer, AM Brown, MB Fenton… - Molecular …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Most emerging pathogens can infect multiple species, underlining the importance of
understanding the ecological and evolutionary factors that allow some hosts to harbour …

Expanding the Universe of Hemoplasmas: Multi-Locus Sequencing Reveals Putative Novel Hemoplasmas in Lowland Tapirs (Tapirus terrestris), the Largest Land …

ACB Mongruel, EP Medici, AC Canena, AC Calchi… - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
The lowland tapir (Tapirus terrestris) is the largest land mammal in Brazil and classified as a
vulnerable species, according to the assessment of the risk of extinction. The present study …

Molecular detection and genotype diversity of hemoplasmas in non-hematophagous bats and associated ectoparasites sampled in peri-urban areas from Brazil

P Ikeda, JM Torres, EC Lourenço, GF Albery… - Acta Tropica, 2022 - Elsevier
Hemoplasmas have already been detected in bats in the United States of America, Spain,
Australia, Chile, Brazil, Peru, Belize, Nigeria, Costa Rica, Germany, Switzerland and New …

Expanded diversity of novel hemoplasmas in rare and undersampled Neotropical bats

DV Volokhov, LR Lock, KE Dyer, IK DeAnglis… - One Health, 2023 - Elsevier
Hemotropic mycoplasmas are emerging as a model system for studying bacterial pathogens
in bats, but taxonomic coverage of sampled host species remains biased. We leveraged a …

Molecular detection and characterization of vector-borne agents in common opossums (Didelphis marsupialis) from northeastern Brazil

MSCO Braga, FB Costa, AC Calchi, VVC de Mello… - Acta Tropica, 2023 - Elsevier
Opossums are synanthropic marsupials able to interchange among wild, peri‑urban and
urban environments, playing an epidemiologically important role as hosts for emerging …

Multi-locus sequence analysis of 'Candidatus Mycoplasma haematomacacae'in free-ranging macaques from Thailand suggestive of a closer relationship to …

D Narapakdeesakul, M Kaewparuehaschai… - Acta Tropica, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Although 'Candidatus Mycoplasma haematomacacae'(formerly known as
'Candidatus Mycoplasma haemomacaque') has been reported on extensively in macaques …