Host conservation through their parasites: molecular surveillance of vector-borne microorganisms in bats using ectoparasitic bat flies [PDF]
Parasite, 2020 Most vertebrates host a wide variety of haematophagous parasites, which may play an important role in the transmission of vector-borne microorganisms to hosts.
Szentiványi Tamara +11 more
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Checklist of bat flies (Diptera: Nycteribiidae and Streblidae) and their associated bat hosts in Malaysia [PDF]
Check List, 2015 The number of publications on bat flies of Malaysia suggests that this group of parasitic dipterans is understudied. From April 2011 to September 2013, we surveyed 10 localities from seven states in Malaysia with the main objective to compile a checklist
Isham Azhar +3 more
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Hidden diversity of Nycteribiidae (Diptera) bat flies from the Malagasy region and insights on host-parasite interactions [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2017 Background We present information on Nycteribiidae flies parasitizing the bat families Pteropodidae, Miniopteridae and Vespertilionidae from the Malagasy Region, contributing insight into their diversity and host preference.
Beza Ramasindrazana +4 more
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Bats, bat flies, and fungi : exploring uncharted waters [PDF]
, 2021 Bats serve as hosts to many lineages of arthropods, of which the blood-sucking bat flies (Nycteribiidae and Streblidae) are the most conspicuous. Bat flies can in turn be parasitized by Laboulbeniales fungi, which are biotrophs of arthropods.
Carl W. Dick +9 more
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Diversity of ectoparasitic bat flies (Diptera, Hippoboscoidea) in inter-Andean valleys: evaluating interactions in the largest inter-Andean basin of Colombia [PDF]
ZooKeysFlies belonging to the families Streblidae and Nycteribiidae are highly specialized arthropods that feed on the blood of bats. Their morphology varies and has adapted throughout their coevolutionary history with hosts. Bat flies are often associated with
Camila López-Rivera +15 more
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Morphological and molecular characterization of Cyclopodia bat flies (Diptera: Nycteribiidae) from Australian Pteropus hosts [PDF]
ParasitologyBat flies (Diptera: Nycteribiidae and Streblidae) are obligate blood-feeding ectoparasites of bats and are increasingly recognised for their potential role in host-specific co-evolution and disease transmission.
Robyn T. Pearce +6 more
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Season and host-community composition inside roosts may affect host-specificity of bat flies [PDF]
Scientific ReportsBat flies are one of the most abundant ectoparasites of bats, showing remarkable morphological adaptations to the parasitic habit, while the relationship with their hosts is characterized by a high level of specificity.
Attila D. Sándor +4 more
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Laboulbeniales (Fungi: Ascomycota) infection of bat flies (Diptera: Nycteribiidae) from Miniopterus schreibersii across Europe [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2018 Background Bat flies (Diptera: Nycteribiidae and Streblidae) are obligate, blood-sucking ectoparasites of bats with specialized morphology, life-cycle and ecology.
Tamara Szentiványi +5 more
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Laboulbeniales hyperparasites (Fungi, Ascomycota) of bat flies: Independent origins and host associations [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2018 The aim of this study was to explore the diversity of ectoparasitic fungi (Ascomycota, Laboulbeniales) that use bat flies (Diptera, Hippoboscoidea) as hosts.
Danny Haelewaters +2 more
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Hyperparasitism in caves:bats, bat flies and ectoparasitic fungus interaction
Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 2019 Bat flies (Nycteribiidae) of the order Diptera are highly specialized bloodsucking ectoparasites living on bats. The life-cycle of the bat flies emphasizes their obligate relationship with their hosts as they spend almost their entire life on bats.
Rodrigues, Luísa +5 more
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