Hemotropic mycoplasmas (hemoplasmas) in free-ranging bats from Southern Brazil

Santos, Leonilda Correia dos; Vidotto, Odilon; Santos, Nelson Jessé Rodrigues dos; Ribeiro, Juliano; Pellizzaro, Maysa; Santos, Andrea Pires dos; Haisi, Amanda; Vieira, Thállitha Samih Wischral Jayme; Filho, Ivan Roque de Barros; Cubilla, Michelle P.; Araújo, João Pessoa; Vieira, Roberval Daiton; Ullmann, Leila Sabrina; Biondo, Alexander Welker

doi:10.1016/j.cimid.2020.101416

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“…Occurrences of hemoplasmas in Brazilian wildlife have been recorded in the following animals: opossums (Massini et al, 2019;Pontarolo et al, 2021), non-human primates (Bonato et al, 2015;Cubilla et al, 2017), lowland tapirs (Mongruel et al, 2022), xenarthrans (Oliveira et al, 2022), bats (Santos et al, 2020;Ikeda et al, 2022), capybaras (Vieira et al, 2021) and wild felids (Ribeiro et al, 2017).…”

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“…Based on studies on domestic animals, hemoplasma transmission appears to be species-host dependent, and may be transmitted by hematophagous arthropods (Senevtratna et al, 1973;Messick, 2003), contact with saliva (through fights) (Sykes, 2010), contaminated blood (Lester et al, 1995) or vertical transmission (Girotto-Soares et al, 2016). Occurrences of hemoplasmas in wild animals in southern Brazil have not commonly been reported, but they have already been found in Didelphis albiventris (Massini et al, 2019), Alouatta caraya, Sapajus nigritus and Callithrix jacchus (Cubilla et al, 2017), bats (Santos et al, 2020), capybaras (Vieira et al, 2021) and wild felids (Ribeiro et al, 2017).…”

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Molecular survey of hemotropic mycoplasmas in crab-eating raccoons (Procyon cancrivorus) in southern Brazil

Fagundes-Moreira

Souza

et al. 2023

Rev. Bras. Parasitol. Vet.

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Hemoplasmas are non-cultivable bacterial parasites of erythrocytes that infect domestic and wild animals, as well as humans. Their means of transmission and pathogenesis remain contentious issues and difficult to evaluate in wild animals. Procyon cancrivorus is a South American carnivore and occurs in all Brazilian biomes. In this study, we aimed to investigate occurrences of hemoplasmas infecting P. cancrivorus and to identify their 16S rRNA gene, in southern Brazil. DNA was extracted from spleen and blood samples of P. cancrivorus (n = 9) from different locations. Hemoplasma DNA was detected in six samples, based on 16S rRNA gene amplification and phylogenetic analysis. Four of the six sequences belonged to the “Mycoplasma haemofelis group”, which is closely related to genotypes detected in Procyon lotor from the USA; one was within the “Mycoplasma suis group", closely related to “Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum”; and one was within the intermediate group between these clusters. Thus, these sequences showed that the molecular identity of hemoplasmas in the population studied was very variable. In five positive animals, Amblyomma aureolatum ticks and a flea (Ctenocephalides felis felis) were collected. The present study describes the first molecular detection of mycoplasmas in P. cancrivorus.

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Molecular survey of hemotropic mycoplasmas in crab-eating raccoons (Procyon cancrivorus) in southern Brazil

Fagundes-Moreira

Souza

et al. 2023

Rev. Bras. Parasitol. Vet.

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“…Hemoplasmas were identified in several hematophagous and non-hematophagous bat species ( Table 1 ). The presence of hemoplasmas in the saliva of hematophagous bats suggests the possibility of direct transmission by biting, feeding on prey or social contact ( Volokhov et al, 2017 ; Correia Dos Santos et al, 2020 ). In non-hematophagous bats, hematophagous arthropod vectors are considered the main form of transmission ( Correia Dos Santos et al, 2020 ).…”

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“…The presence of hemoplasmas in the saliva of hematophagous bats suggests the possibility of direct transmission by biting, feeding on prey or social contact ( Volokhov et al, 2017 ; Correia Dos Santos et al, 2020 ). In non-hematophagous bats, hematophagous arthropod vectors are considered the main form of transmission ( Correia Dos Santos et al, 2020 ). It has been suggested that hemoplasma infection in bats is common and subclinical ( Mascarelli et al, 2014 ; Millán et al, 2015 ).…”

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An overview of bats microbiota and its implication in transmissible diseases

Federici

Masulli²,

Laurenzi³

et al. 2022

Front. Microbiol.

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Recent pandemic events have raised the attention of the public on the interactions between human and environment, with particular regard to the more and more feasible transmission to humans of micro-organisms hosted by wild-type species, due to the increasing interspecies contacts originating from human’s activities. Bats, due to their being flying mammals and their increasing promiscuity with humans, have been recognized as hosts frequently capable of transmitting disease-causing microorganisms. Therefore, it is of considerable interest and importance to have a picture as clear as possible of the microorganisms that are hosted by bats. Here we focus on our current knowledge on bats microbiota. We review the most recent literature on this subject, also in view of the bat’s body compartments, their dietary preferences and their habitat. Several pathogenic bacteria, including many carrying multidrug resistance, are indeed common guests of these small mammals, underlining the importance of preserving their habitat, not only to protect them from anthropogenic activities, but also to minimize the spreading of infectious diseases.

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“…[10], Leptospira spp. [11], hemotropic mycoplasma [12,13] and Coxiella burnettii [14]; protozoans, such as Toxoplasma gondii [15,16], Leishmania spp. [17][18][19][20][21] and Trypanosoma spp.…”

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Intra- and Inter-Host Assessment of Bartonella Diversity with Focus on Non-Hematophagous Bats and Associated Ectoparasites from Brazil

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The relationship among bats, ectoparasites and associated microorganisms is important to investigate how humans can become exposed to zoonotic agents. Even though the diversity of Bartonella spp. in bats and ectoparasites has been previously reported, the occurrence of gltA genotypes within hosts has not been assessed so far. We aimed to investigate the genetic diversity of Bartonella spp. in non-hematophagous bats and associated ectoparasites by assessing cloned gltA Bartonella genotypes in intra- and inter-hosts levels, as well as by using three additional molecular markers. Overall, 13.5% (18/133) bat blood samples, 17.18% bat flies (11/64) and 23.8% (5/21) Macronyssidae mite pools showed to be positive for Bartonella spp. Seventeen positive samples were submitted to gltA-cloning and three clones were sequenced for each sample. We also obtained 11, seven and three sequences for nuoG, rpoB and ftsZ genes, respectively. None were positive for the other target genes. We found at least two genotypes among the three gltA-cloned sequences from each sample, and 13 between all the 51 sequences. Among the nuoG, rpoB and ftsZ sequences we found eight, five and three genotypes, respectively. In the phylogenetic analysis, the sequences were positioned mainly in groups related to Bartonella identified in rodents, bats and bat flies. Herein, we showed the genetic diversity of Bartonella in bat’s blood and associated ectoparasites samples at both intra- and inter-host levels.

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Hemotropic mycoplasmas (hemoplasmas) in free-ranging bats from Southern Brazil

Cited by 13 publications

References 32 publications

Molecular survey of hemotropic mycoplasmas in crab-eating raccoons (Procyon cancrivorus) in southern Brazil

Molecular survey of hemotropic mycoplasmas in crab-eating raccoons (Procyon cancrivorus) in southern Brazil

An overview of bats microbiota and its implication in transmissible diseases

Intra- and Inter-Host Assessment of Bartonella Diversity with Focus on Non-Hematophagous Bats and Associated Ectoparasites from Brazil

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