Survey on helminths of bats in the Yucatan Peninsula: infection levels, molecular information and host-parasite networks.

ABSTRACT: Helminth species of Neotropical bats are poorly known. In Mexico, few studies have been conducted on helminths of bats, especially in regions such as the Yucatan Peninsula where Chiroptera is the mammalian order with the greatest number of species. In this study, we characterized morphologically and molecularly the helminth species of bats and explored their infection levels and parasite–host interactions in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. One hundred and sixty-three bats (representing 21 species) were captured between 2017 and 2022 in 15 sites throughout the Yucatan Peninsula. Conventional morphological techniques and molecular tools were used with the 28S gene to identify the collected helminths. Host–parasite network analyses were carried out to explore interactions by focusing on the le

SUBMITTER: Moguel-Chin WI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10090612 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature