High prevalence of Trypanosoma vegrandis in bats from Western Australia

[Display omitted] •First report of Trypanosoma vegrandis in bats.•Morphological and molecular analysis.•High prevalence of T. vegrandis in bats.•Bats may play an important role in epidemiology. The present study describes the first report of Trypanosoma vegrandis in bats using morphology and sequenc...

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Published in:Veterinary parasitology 2015-12, Vol.214 (3-4), p.342-347
Main Authors: Austen, Jill M., O'Dea, Mark, Jackson, Bethany, Ryan, Una
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
18S rRNA
Animals
Bats
Chiroptera - parasitology
DNA, Protozoan - genetics
Host Specificity
Molecular Sequence Data
Phylogeny
Prevalence
RNA, Ribosomal, 18S - genetics
T. vegrandis
Trypanosoma - cytology
Trypanosoma - genetics
Trypanosome
Trypanosomiasis - epidemiology
Trypanosomiasis - parasitology
Western Australia
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Summary:[Display omitted] •First report of Trypanosoma vegrandis in bats.•Morphological and molecular analysis.•High prevalence of T. vegrandis in bats.•Bats may play an important role in epidemiology. The present study describes the first report of Trypanosoma vegrandis in bats using morphology and sequence analysis of the 18S rRNA gene. The PCR prevalence of T. vegrandis in bats was 81.8% (18/22). The high prevalence of T. vegrandis in the present study suggests that bats may play an important role in the epidemiology of T. vegrandis in Australia. T. vegrandis appears to be geographically dispersed, has a wide distribution in Australia and low levels of host specificity.
ISSN:0304-4017
1873-2550
DOI:10.1016/j.vetpar.2015.10.016