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Associations between Afrotropical bats, eukaryotic parasites, and microbial symbionts. [PDF]

Mol Ecol, 2022
Abstract Skin is the largest mammalian organ and the first defensive barrier against the external environment. The skin and fur of mammals can host a wide variety of ectoparasites, many of which are phylogenetically diverse, specialized, and specifically adapted to their hosts.
Lutz HL, Gilbert JA, Dick CW.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Catalogue of American Nycteribiidae (Diptera, Hippoboscoidea) Catálogo dos Nycteribiidae Americanos (Diptera, Hippoboscoidea) [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Entomologia, 2007
A catalogue of the family Nycteribiidae (Diptera, Hippoboscoidea) of the New World is presented. Two genera and 52 species are listed in alphabetical order. Each genus account lists synonymies and type species, and each species account lists type locality and host, disposition of type material, geographic and host distribution, and a detailed ...
Gustavo Graciolli, Analía G. Autino, Guillermo L. Claps   +2 more
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Comparative Community Ecology Reveals Conserved Ectoparasite Microbiomes Amidst Variable Host and Environment Microbiomes. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Our results indicate that ectoparasite microbiomes are highly conserved and specific. In contrast, we found high geographic variation in host and environmental microbiomes, suggesting that there may be a constraint on blood‐feeding insect ectoparasites to maintain a specific microbiome.
Speer KA, Víquez-R L, Frick WF, Ibarra A, Simmons NB, Dittmar K, Calderón RS, Preciado R, Medellín R, Tschapka M, Sommer S, Perkins SL.   +11 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Tropical bat ectoparasitism in continuous versus fragmented forests: A gap analysis and preliminary meta‐analysis

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 13, Issue 2, February 2023., 2023
We conducted a gap analysis and preliminary meta‐analysis to characterize the state of existing research on the relationship between forest fragmentation and bat ectoparasitism. We identified blatant knowledge gaps: Notably, current research is limited and has primarily been conducted with Neotropical bats, especially bats from the superfamily ...
Alexis M. Heckley, Daniel J. Becker
wiley   +1 more source

Protein‐encoding ultraconserved elements provide a new phylogenomic perspective of Oestroidea flies (Diptera: Calyptratae)

Systematic Entomology, Volume 46, Issue 1, Page 5-27, January 2021., 2021
First UCE probe set specific for Calyptratae and Oestroidea flies. Our UCE probe set captures loci exclusively from the transcribed portion of the genome. Thirty‐five percent of the sampled taxa consisted of museum specimens (2–92 years old), of which 85% resulted in successful UCE enrichment.
Eliana Buenaventura, Michael W. Lloyd, Juan Manuel Perilla López, Vanessa L. González, Arianna Thomas‐Cabianca, Torsten Dikow   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

First record of Melophagus ovinus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) for Nuevo Leon, Mexico

Agronomía Colombiana, 2023
The sheep ked Melophagus ovinus (Diptera: Hippoboscidae: Lipopteninae), an ectoparasite of the domestic sheep Ovis aries (Artiodactyla: Bovidae: Caprinae), was recorded for the first time in Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
Manuel de Luna, María Jordán Hernández   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Molecular detection of Bartonella spp. and Rickettsia spp. in bat ectoparasites in Brazil. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2018
The family Streblidae comprises a monophyletic group of Hippoboscoidea, hematophagous dipterans that parasitize bats. Bartonella spp. and Rickettsia spp.
Renan Bressianini do Amaral, Elizabete Captivo Lourenço, Kátia Maria Famadas, Amanda Barbosa Garcia, Rosangela Zacarias Machado, Marcos Rogério André   +5 more
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Occurrence of Bartonella genotypes in bats and associated Streblidae flies from Maranhão state, northeastern Brazil

Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2020
Bartonella is a genus of emerging zoonotic bacteria that are mainly associated with mammalian erythrocytes and endothelial cells. Bats are natural reservoirs for a variety of important pathogens that impact human and animal health.
Maria do Socorro Costa Oliveira Braga, Luiz Ricardo Gonçalves, Thiago Merighi Vieira da Silva, Francisco Borges Costa, José Gomes Pereira, Larissa Sarmento dos Santos, Alcina Vieira de Carvalho Neta, Roberto Carlos Negreiros de Arruda, Eric Takashi Kamakura de Carvalho Mesquita, Daniel Prazeres Chaves, Ferdinan Almeida Melo, Jady Lima Lopes, Rayra Tayla Barbosa Martins, Mauricio Souza Lima, Renan Bressianini do Amaral, Rosangela Zacarias Machado, Marcos Rogério André   +16 more
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Anthropization Affects the Assembly of Bat-Bat Fly Interaction Networks

Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2021
Increasing anthropization is detrimental to the natural environment and the quality of life, affecting populations, communities, and the relationships between organisms.
Daniel F. Ramalho, Daniel F. Ramalho, Ugo M. Diniz, Ugo M. Diniz, Ludmilla M. S. Aguiar, Ludmilla M. S. Aguiar, Ludmilla M. S. Aguiar   +6 more
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On the Fly: Tritrophic Associations of Bats, Bat Flies, and Fungi

Journal of Fungi, 2020
Parasitism is one of the most diverse and abundant modes of life, and of great ecological and evolutionary importance. Notwithstanding, large groups of parasites remain relatively understudied.
Michiel D. de Groot, Iris Dumolein, Thomas Hiller, Attila D. Sándor, Tamara Szentiványi, Menno Schilthuizen, M. Catherine Aime, Annemieke Verbeken, Danny Haelewaters   +8 more
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