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Trypanosoma spp. Neobats: Insights about those poorly known trypanosomatids
Bats are infected with several trypanosomatid species; however, assessing the diversity of this interaction remains challenging since there are species apparently unable to grow in conventional culture media. Accordingly, the ecology and biology of the Molecular Operational Taxonomic Units (MOTUs) T...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8449017/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34567969 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2021.09.003 |
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author | Alves, Fernanda Moreira Rangel, Diana Azeredo Vilar, Emmanuel Messias Pavan, Márcio Galvão Moratelli, Ricardo Roque, André Luiz Rodrigues Jansen, Ana Maria |
author_facet | Alves, Fernanda Moreira Rangel, Diana Azeredo Vilar, Emmanuel Messias Pavan, Márcio Galvão Moratelli, Ricardo Roque, André Luiz Rodrigues Jansen, Ana Maria |
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description | Bats are infected with several trypanosomatid species; however, assessing the diversity of this interaction remains challenging since there are species apparently unable to grow in conventional culture media. Accordingly, the ecology and biology of the Molecular Operational Taxonomic Units (MOTUs) Trypanosoma spp. Neobats are unknown. Therefore, we performed the molecular characterization targeting the 18S small subunit rDNA from the blood clot of 280 bats of three Brazilian regions (Paraíba, Rio de Janeiro and Acre states), bypassing the selective pressure of hemoculture. From 68 (24%) positive blood clot samples, we obtained 49 satisfactory sequences. Of these successfully sequenced results, T. spp. Neobats (1, 3 and 4) represented 67%, with the most abundant T. sp. Neobat 4 (53%). Our results show: (1) high abundance and wide geographic range of T. sp. Neobat 4, restricted to Carollia bats; (2) high infection rate of T. sp. Neobat 4 in Carollia perspicillata populations (mean 26%); (3) infection with the monoxenous Crithidia mellificae; and (4) a new MOTU (T. sp. Neobat 5) in Artibeus cinereus, positioning in the Trypanosoma wauwau clade. These data corroborate the importance of bats as hosts of many Trypanosoma species and C. mellificae. They also show that the diversity of the T. wauwau clade is underestimated and warn about the high magnitude of trypanosomes we overpass with the hemoculture. Our findings combined with previous data show that T. spp. Neobats include host-specific and host-generalist species, probably playing different ecological roles: T. sp. Neobat 1 shows broad host range; T. spp. Neobat 3 and 4 are restricted to Artibeus and Carollia, respectively. Finally, T. Neobat 4 seems to be a well-succeeded parasite, especially within C. perspicillata metapopulations across a wide geographical distribution. This work is a step forward to understand the biology and life history of T. spp. Neobats. |
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spelling | pubmed-84490172021-09-24 Trypanosoma spp. Neobats: Insights about those poorly known trypanosomatids Alves, Fernanda Moreira Rangel, Diana Azeredo Vilar, Emmanuel Messias Pavan, Márcio Galvão Moratelli, Ricardo Roque, André Luiz Rodrigues Jansen, Ana Maria Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl Article Bats are infected with several trypanosomatid species; however, assessing the diversity of this interaction remains challenging since there are species apparently unable to grow in conventional culture media. Accordingly, the ecology and biology of the Molecular Operational Taxonomic Units (MOTUs) Trypanosoma spp. Neobats are unknown. Therefore, we performed the molecular characterization targeting the 18S small subunit rDNA from the blood clot of 280 bats of three Brazilian regions (Paraíba, Rio de Janeiro and Acre states), bypassing the selective pressure of hemoculture. From 68 (24%) positive blood clot samples, we obtained 49 satisfactory sequences. Of these successfully sequenced results, T. spp. Neobats (1, 3 and 4) represented 67%, with the most abundant T. sp. Neobat 4 (53%). Our results show: (1) high abundance and wide geographic range of T. sp. Neobat 4, restricted to Carollia bats; (2) high infection rate of T. sp. Neobat 4 in Carollia perspicillata populations (mean 26%); (3) infection with the monoxenous Crithidia mellificae; and (4) a new MOTU (T. sp. Neobat 5) in Artibeus cinereus, positioning in the Trypanosoma wauwau clade. These data corroborate the importance of bats as hosts of many Trypanosoma species and C. mellificae. They also show that the diversity of the T. wauwau clade is underestimated and warn about the high magnitude of trypanosomes we overpass with the hemoculture. Our findings combined with previous data show that T. spp. Neobats include host-specific and host-generalist species, probably playing different ecological roles: T. sp. Neobat 1 shows broad host range; T. spp. Neobat 3 and 4 are restricted to Artibeus and Carollia, respectively. Finally, T. Neobat 4 seems to be a well-succeeded parasite, especially within C. perspicillata metapopulations across a wide geographical distribution. This work is a step forward to understand the biology and life history of T. spp. Neobats. Elsevier 2021-09-10 /pmc/articles/PMC8449017/ /pubmed/34567969 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2021.09.003 Text en © 2021 The Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Alves, Fernanda Moreira Rangel, Diana Azeredo Vilar, Emmanuel Messias Pavan, Márcio Galvão Moratelli, Ricardo Roque, André Luiz Rodrigues Jansen, Ana Maria Trypanosoma spp. Neobats: Insights about those poorly known trypanosomatids |
title | Trypanosoma spp. Neobats: Insights about those poorly known trypanosomatids |
title_full | Trypanosoma spp. Neobats: Insights about those poorly known trypanosomatids |
title_fullStr | Trypanosoma spp. Neobats: Insights about those poorly known trypanosomatids |
title_full_unstemmed | Trypanosoma spp. Neobats: Insights about those poorly known trypanosomatids |
title_short | Trypanosoma spp. Neobats: Insights about those poorly known trypanosomatids |
title_sort | trypanosoma spp. neobats: insights about those poorly known trypanosomatids |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8449017/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34567969 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2021.09.003 |
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