Metagenomics enables the first detection of <i>Trypanosoma</i> sp. in Streblidae (Diptera: <i>Hippoboscoidea</i>) parasitizing bats in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Bats play important ecological roles but can also harbor a wide diversity of pathogens, including trypanosomatids. Knowledge about the circulation of Trypanosoma spp. in bat ectoparasites remains limited, particularly in peri-urban environments.

Methods

In this study, we used shotgun metagenomic sequencing to investigate the presence of Trypanosoma spp. in streblid flies parasitizing Carollia perspicillata bats collected in a peri-urban fragment of the Atlantic Forest in São Paulo, Brazil. A small, preliminary set of pooled samples was analyzed, followed by phylogenetic reconstruction.

Results

Trypanosoma sequences were detected in flies from the family Streblidae. Phylogenetic analysis showed that these sequences cluster within the Neobat 4 clade, which

SUBMITTER: Marcatti R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12827625 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature