A review of anammox-based nitrogen removal technology: From microbial diversity to engineering applications

ZQ Ren, H Wang, LG Zhang, XN Du, BC Huang… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
The anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) process has the advantages of high
efficiency and low energy consumption, so it has broad application prospects in biological …

Trends in bacterial pathogens of bats: global distribution and knowledge gaps

T Szentivanyi, C McKee, G Jones… - Transboundary and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Bats have received considerable recent attention for infectious disease research because of
their potential to host and transmit viruses, including Ebola, Hendra, Nipah, and multiple …

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 …

Multilayer networks assisting to untangle direct and indirect pathogen transmission in bats

DMC Alcantara, P Ikeda, CS Souza, VVC de Mello… - Microbial Ecology, 2023 - Springer
The importance of species that connect the different types of interactions is becoming
increasingly recognized, and this role may be related to specific attributes of these species …

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 …

Cat–wildlife interactions and zoonotic disease risk: a call for more and better community science data

T Szentivanyi, M Oedin, R Rocha - Mammal Review, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Due to their close interaction with both wildlife and humans, free‐ranging domestic animals
are well‐suited to act as conveyors of zoonotic pathogens. Yet, although cats Felis catus are …

Bats and their ectoparasites (Nycteribiidae and Spinturnicidae) carry diverse novel Bartonella genotypes, China

HJ Han, ZM Li, X Li, JX Liu, QM Peng… - Transboundary and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Bartonella species are facultative intracellular bacteria and recognized worldwide as
emerging zoonotic pathogens. Bartonella were isolated or identified by polymerase chain …

Genetic diversity, infection prevalence, and possible transmission routes of Bartonella spp. in vampire bats

DJ Becker, LM Bergner, AB Bentz… - PLoS neglected …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Bartonella spp. are globally distributed bacteria that cause endocarditis in humans and
domestic animals. Recent work has suggested bats as zoonotic reservoirs of some human …

Negative perception of bats, exacerbated by the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, may hinder bat conservation in Northern Uganda

I Ejotre, DAM Reeder, K Matuschewski, R Kityo… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Bats face diverse challenges that cause global bat population declines, including habitat
loss and roost disturbance. Additionally, negative perceptions of bats and their potential role …

Novel hemotropic mycoplasmas are widespread and genetically diverse in vampire bats

DV Volokhov, DJ Becker, LM Bergner… - Epidemiology & …, 2017 - cambridge.org
Bats (Order: Chiroptera) have been widely studied as reservoir hosts for viruses of concern
for human and animal health. However, whether bats are equally competent hosts of non …