Background
Methods
Study sites
Bat sampling
Blood smear screening and prevalence of the infection
DNA extraction, PCR amplification, and sequencing
Phylogenetic analysis
Statistical analysis and Maxent modelling of Polychromophilus
Results
Blood smear screening
Phylogenetic analysis
Family | Species | N | Infected (in %) |
---|---|---|---|
Pteropodidae |
Rousettus madagascariensis
| 25 | 0 |
Hipposideridae |
Macronycteris commersoni
| 1 | 0 |
Emballonuridae |
Coleura kibomalandy
| 9 | 0 |
Paremballonura atrata
| 27 | 0 | |
Myzopodidae |
Myzopoda aurita
| 17 | 0 |
Molossidae |
Chaerephon atsinanana
| 12 | 0 |
Mops leucostigma
| 11 | 0 | |
Vespertilionidae |
Myotis goudoti
| 25 | 2 (8) |
Laephotis matroka
| 2 | 0 | |
Pipistrellus raceyi
| 2 | 0 | |
Scotophilus robustus
| 3 | 1 (33) | |
Miniopteridae |
Miniopterus ambohitrensis
| 9 | 3 (33) |
Miniopterus brachytragos
| 6 | 0 | |
Miniopterus cf. aelleni | 3 | 0 | |
Miniopterus egeri
| 5 | 1 (20) | |
Miniopterus gleni
| 43 | 17 (39.5) | |
Miniopterus griveaudi
| 22 | 12 (54.5) | |
Total | 222 | 36 (16.2) |