Filariasis of parti-colored bats: phylogenetic analysis, infection prevalence, and possible vector mite identification
Our results revealed high prevalence, extensive geographic distribution and a potential vector of filarial infection in <i>V. murinus</i>. Our data represent an important contribution to the field of bat parasitology and indicate the need for a taxonomic revision of bat-infecting filarial nematodes based on both morphological and molecular methods.
Authors
- Vladimír Piaček (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0068-3801)
- Sarka Bednarikova
- Kateřina Zukalová
- Monika Němcová (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8835-2956)
- Heliana Dundarova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3136-6457)
- Ondřej Daněk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8431-4899)
- Jiří Pikula (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8747-9365)
- Jan Zukal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4967-6880)
Institutions
- University of Veterinary Sciences Brno (CZ)
- Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (CZ)
- Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BG)
- Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research (BG)
- Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Vertebrate Biology (CZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Veterinary Science
- Published
- 2025-03-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2025.1546353
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.19