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ArticleParasitology research2022

First detection of Bartonella spp. in bat bugs Cimex pipistrelli (Hemiptera: Cimicidae), Central Europe.

Romana Kejíková, Clifton McKee, Petra Straková, Silvie Šikutová, Jan Mendel, Ivo Rudolf

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Romana Kejíková *Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Květná 8, 603 65, Brno, Czech Republic.
Clifton McKee *Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe St., Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.
Petra StrakováVeterinary Research Institute, Hudcova 70, 62100, Brno, Czech Republic.
Silvie ŠikutováInstitute of Vertebrate Biology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Květná 8, 603 65, Brno, Czech Republic.
Jan MendelInstitute of Vertebrate Biology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Květná 8, 603 65, Brno, Czech Republic.
Ivo RudolfInstitute of Vertebrate Biology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Květná 8, 603 65, Brno, Czech Republic. rudolf@ivb.cz.
Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Vertebrate Biology · CZJohns Hopkins University · USMasaryk University · CZVeterinary Research Institute · CZ

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bats are an important reservoir for many viral pathogens in humans. However, their role in the transmission of bacterial pathogens is neglected, as is that of their ectoparasites. This study focuses on the molecular detection of Bartonella spp. in bat bugs Cimex pipistrelli using partial sequences of gltA (citrate synthase), ssrA (transfer messenger RNA, tmRNA), and the 16S-23S rDNA internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region as targets. Bartonella DNA was detected in 2/112 (1.79% prevalence) samples from bat bugs. Due to the fact that bat bugs can sporadically bite humans, more extensive surveillance and vector competence studies are needed to ascertain zoonotic risk of bat-associated Bartonella spp.

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BartonellaChiropteraCimicidaeAnimalsCitrate (si)-SynthaseDNA, RibosomalPhylogenyRNA, MessengerCitrate (si)-SynthaseDNA, RibosomalRNA, MessengerBartonella spp.BatBat bugCimex pipistrelli

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