Neorickettsia risticii , Rickettsia sp. and Bartonella sp. in Tadarida brasiliensis bats from Buenos Aires, Argentina

• Published in: Comparative immunology, microbiology and infectious diseases Vol. 52; pp. 1 - 5
• Main Authors: Cicuttin, Gabriel L, De Salvo, María N, La Rosa, Isabel, Dohmen, Federico E. Gury
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01-06-2017; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: Allergy and Immunology; Anaplasmataceae Infections - epidemiology; Anaplasmataceae Infections - veterinary; Animals; Argentina - epidemiology; Bacteria; Bacterial Proteins - genetics; Bartonella; Bartonella - genetics; Bartonella - isolation & purification; Bartonella Infections - epidemiology; Bartonella Infections - veterinary; Bats; Buenos Aires; Chiroptera; Chiroptera - microbiology; Citrate (si)-Synthase - genetics; Citrate synthase; Disease Reservoirs; Endosymbionts; Fragmentation; Gene sequencing; Health risks; Infectious Disease; Insects; Molecular chains; Molossidae; Neorickettsia risticii; Neorickettsia risticii - genetics; Neorickettsia risticii - isolation & purification; Pathogens; Phylogeny; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Public health; Rickettsia; Rickettsia - genetics; Rickettsia - isolation & purification; Rickettsia Infections - epidemiology; Rickettsia Infections - veterinary; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Tadarida brasiliensis; Urban areas; Buenos Aires Argentina; Argentina; Bartonella; Bats; Buenos Aires; Rickettsia; Neorickettsia risticii
• ISSN: 0147-9571; 1878-1667
• DOI: 10.1016/j.cimid.2017.04.004

Highlights • We studied 61 Tadarida brasiliensis bats from Buenos Aires city (Argentina) by PCR for different vector-borne bacteria. • Neorickettsia risticii (8.2% of the bats) resulted to be phylogenetically related with previous findings in the USA West Coast. • One bat was positive for Rickettsia sp. that belongs to the Rickettsia bellii group. • Bartonella sp. (4.9%) was phylogenetically related with Bartonella spp. found in Vespertilionidae bats. • These results indicate that there is circulation of such agents in T. brasiliensis bats from Buenos Aires city (Argentina).