Molecular characterization and phylogenetic analysis of Trypanosoma spp. detected from striped leaf-nosed bats (Hipposideros vittatus) in Zambia

Bat trypanosomes consist of more than 30 trypanosome species from over 70 species of bats. Recent studies suggest that bats play a role in disseminating trypanosomes from African continent to the terrestrial mammals both in the Afrotropic-Palearctic Ecozones and Nearctic Ecozone. However, the divers...

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Main Authors: Yongjin Qiu, Masahiro Kajihara, Hayato Harima, Bernard Mudenda Hang'ombe, Ryo Nakao, Kyoko Hayashida, Akina Mori-Kajihara, Katendi Changula, Yoshiki Eto, Joseph Ndebe, Reiko Yoshida, Yoshihiro Takadate, Daniel Mwizabi, Hiroki Kawabata, Martin Simuunza, Aaron Mweene, Hirofumi Sawa, Ayato Takada, Chihiro Sugimoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-08-01
Series:International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213224418301792