Molecular characterization and phylogenetic analysis of Trypanosoma spp. detected from striped leaf-nosed bats (Hipposideros vittatus) in Zambia

• Published in: International journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife Vol. 9; pp. 234 - 238
• Main Authors: Qiu, Yongjin, Kajihara, Masahiro, Harima, Hayato, Hang'ombe, Bernard Mudenda, Nakao, Ryo, Hayashida, Kyoko, Mori-Kajihara, Akina, Changula, Katendi, Eto, Yoshiki, Ndebe, Joseph, Yoshida, Reiko, Takadate, Yoshihiro, Mwizabi, Daniel, Kawabata, Hiroki, Simuunza, Martin, Mweene, Aaron, Sawa, Hirofumi, Takada, Ayato, Sugimoto, Chihiro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2019; Elsevier
• Subjects: Arctic region; Bat; Borrelia; ecological zones; genes; glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase; Hipposideros; mammals; parasites; phylogeny; Regular article; ribosomal RNA; surveys; Trypanosoma conorhini; Trypanosoma cruzi; Trypanosoma cruzi clade; Trypanosoma dionisii; Zambia; Arctic region; Zambia; Zambia; Trypanosoma conorhini; Trypanosoma cruzi clade; Bat; Trypanosoma dionisii

Bat trypanosomes consist of more than 30 trypanosome species from over 70 species of bats. Recent studies suggest that bats play a role in disseminating trypanosomes from African continent to the terrestrial mammals both in the Afrotropic-Palearctic Ecozones and Nearctic Ecozone. However, the divers...