Widespread infection with hemotropic mycoplasmas in bats in Spain,including a hemoplasma closely related to “Candidatus Mycoplasma hemohominis” |
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| Institution: | 1. Facultad de Ecología y Recursos Naturales, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile;2. IRBIO and Department de Biologia Animal, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain;3. Centro de Investigación en Sanidad Animal (CISA-INIA), Valdeolmos, Spain;1. Departament of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, PR, 86057-970, Brazil;2. Laboratory of Animal Health, Instituto Federal do Maranhão, São Luís, MA, 65095-460, Brazil;3. Departament of Veterinary Medicine, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, 80035-050, Brazil;1. Institute of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile;2. Institute of Pharmacology and Morphophysiology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile;3. Departament of Pathology and Veterinary Clinical, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Brazil;4. Institute of Veterinary Preventive Medicine and Applied Research Program on Wildlife, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile;1. Faculty of Veterinary Technology, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand;2. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand;3. Department of Infectious Disease and Global Health, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University, Boston, USA;1. Pós-graduação em Microbiologia Agropecuária, Universidade Estadual Paulista (FCAV/UNESP), Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil;2. Laboratório de Imunoparasitologia, Departamento de Patologia Veterinária, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias/Universidade Estadual Paulista (FCAV/UNESP), Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil;3. Laboratório de Biologia de Tripanosomatídeos, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz/FioCruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil;4. Direcção de Ciências Animais, Maputo, Moçambique;1. Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad Andres Bello, República 252, Santiago, Chile;2. Centro de Investigaciones Puerto Deseado, Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral, CONICET, Avda. Prefectura Naval s/n, 9050, Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz, Argentina;3. PhD Program in Conservation Medicine, Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad Andres Bello, República 252, Santiago, Chile;4. Estación Biológica de Doñana, CSIC, Américo Vespucio 26, 41092, Sevilla, Spain |
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| Abstract: | Molecular analyses of blood samples revealed infection with hemoplasmas in 97% of 31 cave bats captured in three caves in North-Eastern Spain. The characterization of 1250 bp of the 16S rRNA gene in 29 of the positive bats identified two different groups of sequences. Twenty-two Schreibers’ bats (Miniopterus schreibersii) and one long-eared bat (Myotis capaccinii) shared one group, composed of seven closely related sequences. These sequences showed an identity of about 97% with “Candidatus Mycoplasma hemohominis” and the phylogenetic branch including bat and human sequences showed a 100% bootstrap value, supporting a close phylogenetic relationship between these hemoplasmas. The second group, representing a potentially novel species, was composed of a single sequence shared by six Schreibers’ bats that had 91% identity with the recently reported hemoplasma from little brown bats in North America. Large bat aggregations in roosting caves probably benefits intra and inter-species transmission explaining the high observed prevalence. |
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| Keywords: | Catalonia Chiroptera Hemotropic mycoplasmas |
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