Microbiology Spectrum, 2022 Bats are reservoirs of diverse coronaviruses (CoVs), including progenitors of severe acute respiratory syndrome CoV (SARS-CoV) and SARS-CoV-2. In the Americas, there is a contrast between alphacoronaviruses (alphaCoVs) and betaCoVs: while cospeciation ...
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Genomic characterization of Alphacoronavirus from Mops condylurus bats in Nigeria [PDF]
Virus Research, 2023 Coronaviruses (CoVs) are responsible for sporadic, epidemic and pandemic respiratory diseases worldwide. Bats have been identified as the reservoir for CoVs. To increase the number of complete coronavirus genomes in Africa and to comprehend the molecular
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Sperm morphology and comparison morphometry measurements of two species of bats, Molossus molossus and Molossops temminckii (Chiroptera: Molossidae) [PDF]
Microscopy research and technique (Print), 2023 Sperm morphology is considered a species‐specific character and has been used as a tool in the classification of numerous mammalian taxa. Neotropical bats have been poorly studied, and important aspects on sperm morphology have not been elucidated.
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Revising the diversity within the Dwarf Dog-faced Bat, Molossopstemminckii (Chiroptera, Molossidae), with the revalidation of the endangered Molossopsgriseiventer. [PDF]
Zookeys, 2023 Abstract The genus Molossops includes two monotypic species of insectivore bats distributed in South America: Molossopsneglectus and Molossopstemminckii.
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Cerebral filariasis infection with Litomosoides in Molossus barnesi (Chiroptera: Molossidae) in the Brazilian eastern Amazon, with comments on Molossinema wimsatti Georgi, Georgi, Jiang and Fronguillo, 1987 [PDF]
Parasitology ResearchDuring bacterial and viral pathogen investigation of 30 specimens of bats captured in periurban forest areas in the city of Belém, Pará, Brazil, a case of cerebral filariasis was observed.
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Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2023 El murciélago mastín azteca (Molossus aztecus) es una especie que habita desde México hasta Brasil. A pesar de su amplia distribución, sorprende la aparente escasez de registros en Norteamérica.
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No molecular evidence for influenza A virus and coronavirus in bats belonging to the families Phyllostomidae, Vespertilionidae, and Molossidae in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. [PDF]
Braz J Microbiol, 2023 This study aimed to evaluate, by molecular methods, the presence of influenza A virus (IAV) and coronavirus in non-hematophagous bats collected in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Samples of lung tissue and small intestine from 105 bats belonging to three
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First complete mitochondrial genomes of molossid bats (Chiroptera: Molossidae) [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2017 Bats represent around one-fourth of the world’s mammals and their taxonomy is still controversial. Molossids are one of the most diverse bat families with a wide knowledge gap.
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Plasticity in the Echolocation Inventory of Mormopterus minutus (Chiroptera, Molossidae) [PDF]
Acta Chiropterologica, 1997 We recorded the echolocation behavior of the molossid bat Mormopterus minutus, a species that uses a plastic call inventory. During its foraging activity, M. minutus searches for insects emitting rather long and narrow-band echolocation calls.
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Predicting current and future distributions of Malagasy bats: Implications for management of coronavirus spillover [PDF]
One HealthGlobal environmental change is known to be an important factor for the emergence of infectious diseases. Habitat modification of wild animal hosts favor pathogen spillover, particularly in degraded tropical ecosystems.
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