Small subunit ribosomal metabarcoding reveals extraordinary trypanosomatid diversity in Brazilian bats.

Bats are a highly successful, globally dispersed order of mammals that occupy a wide array of ecological niches. They are also intensely parasitized and implicated in multiple viral, bacterial and parasitic zoonoses. Trypanosomes are thought to be especially abundant and diverse in bats. In this stu...

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Main Authors: Maria Augusta Dario, Ricardo Moratelli, Philipp Schwabl, Ana Maria Jansen, Martin S Llewellyn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-07-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5544246?pdf=render