First detection of Bartonella spp. in bat bugs Cimex pipistrelli (Hemiptera: Cimicidae), Central Europe

0561569 - ÚBO 2023 RIV DE eng J - Článek v odborném periodiku
Kejíková, Romana - McKee, C. - Straková, P. - Šikutová, Silvie - Mendel, Jan - Rudolf, Ivo
First detection of Bartonella spp. in bat bugs Cimex pipistrelli (Hemiptera: Cimicidae), Central Europe.
Parasitology Research. Roč. 121, č. 11 (2022), s. 3341-3345. ISSN 0932-0113. E-ISSN 1432-1955
Grant CEP: GA MZd(CZ) NU21-05-00143
Institucionální podpora: RVO:68081766
Klíčová slova: Bartonella spp. * Bat * Cimex pipistrelli * Bat bug
Obor OECD: Microbiology
Impakt faktor: 2, rok: 2022
Způsob publikování: Omezený přístup
https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00436-022-07668-4.pdf

Bats are an important reservoir for many viral pathogens in humans. However, their role in the transmission of bacterial pathogens is neglected, as is that of their ectoparasites. This study focuses on the molecular detection of Bartonella spp. in bat bugs Cimex pipistrelli using partial sequences of gltA (citrate synthase), ssrA (transfer messenger RNA, tmRNA), and the 16S-23S rDNA internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region as targets. Bartonella DNA was detected in 2/112 (1.79% prevalence) samples from bat bugs. Due to the fact that bat bugs can sporadically bite humans, more extensive surveillance and vector competence studies are needed to ascertain zoonotic risk of bat-associated Bartonella spp.
Trvalý link: https://hdl.handle.net/11104/0334160