Ectoparasites of cave-dwelling bat species in Bulgaria

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Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/62157124:16270/22:43880311

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12595-022-00451-4" target="_blank" >https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12595-022-00451-4</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12595-022-00451-4" target="_blank" >10.1007/s12595-022-00451-4</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Ectoparasites of cave-dwelling bat species in Bulgaria

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The unique ecological conditions of Bulgarian caves allow them to be used by bats year-round, thereby providing an interesting model for research on host-parasite interactions, including the potential for transmission of different zoonotic pathogens. In this study, 142 cave-dwelling bats of thirteen species were caught in seven Bulgarian caves and examined for presence of ectoparasites. Bats were mist-netted at cave entrances between May 2020 and May 2021. All macroscopically visible ectoparasites were collected from each bat and stored separately in 96% ethanol. The greatest diversity of bat ticks, flies and fleas was observed on greater horseshoe bats Rhinolophus ferrumequinum and common bent-wing bats Miniopterus schreibersii. Spinturnix myoti was the dominant ectoparasite collected at almost all localities and in all bat species. There was no significant difference in parasite load or diversity between the four most abundant bat species, each being infested with two specimens of a single parasite species on average. Though Bulgarian caves are used year-round by a range of bat species, parasite load and diversity remain low during the hibernation and migration periods. Mixed clusters of bats allow for inter-specific transmission of otherwise species-specific ectoparasites.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Ectoparasites of cave-dwelling bat species in Bulgaria

Popis výsledku anglicky

The unique ecological conditions of Bulgarian caves allow them to be used by bats year-round, thereby providing an interesting model for research on host-parasite interactions, including the potential for transmission of different zoonotic pathogens. In this study, 142 cave-dwelling bats of thirteen species were caught in seven Bulgarian caves and examined for presence of ectoparasites. Bats were mist-netted at cave entrances between May 2020 and May 2021. All macroscopically visible ectoparasites were collected from each bat and stored separately in 96% ethanol. The greatest diversity of bat ticks, flies and fleas was observed on greater horseshoe bats Rhinolophus ferrumequinum and common bent-wing bats Miniopterus schreibersii. Spinturnix myoti was the dominant ectoparasite collected at almost all localities and in all bat species. There was no significant difference in parasite load or diversity between the four most abundant bat species, each being infested with two specimens of a single parasite species on average. Though Bulgarian caves are used year-round by a range of bat species, parasite load and diversity remain low during the hibernation and migration periods. Mixed clusters of bats allow for inter-specific transmission of otherwise species-specific ectoparasites.

Druh

J_SC - Článek v periodiku v databázi SCOPUS

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

10613 - Zoology

Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2022

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Proceedings of the Zoological Society

ISSN

0373-5893

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

75

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

4

Stát vydavatele periodika

CH - Švýcarská konfederace

Počet stran výsledku

6

Strana od-do

463-468

Kód UT WoS článku

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EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85137015935