| LINHART, Petr, Hana BANDOUCHOVA, Jan ZUKAL, Jan VOTYPKA, Vojtech BALAZ, Tomas HEGER, Vendula KALOCSANYIOVA, Aneta KUBICKOVA, Monika NEMCOVA, Jana SEDLACKOVA, Veronika SEIDLOVA, Lucie VEITOVA, Anton VLASCHENKO, Renata DIVINOVÁ and Jiri PIKULA. Blood Parasites and Health Status of Hibernating and Non-Hibernating Noctule Bats (Nyctalus noctula). Microorganisms. Basel: MDPI, 2022, vol. 10, No 5, p. 1-12. ISSN 2076-2607. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10051028. |
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@article{2244028,
author = {Linhart, Petr and Bandouchova, Hana and Zukal, Jan and Votypka, Jan and Balaz, Vojtech and Heger, Tomas and Kalocsanyiova, Vendula and Kubickova, Aneta and Nemcova, Monika and Sedlackova, Jana and Seidlova, Veronika and Veitova, Lucie and Vlaschenko, Anton and Divinová, Renata and Pikula, Jiri},
article_location = {Basel},
article_number = {5},
doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10051028},
keywords = {Babesia vesperuginis; Schizotrypanum; Chiroptera; acid-base balance; haematology; blood chemistry; Trypanosoma dionisii; Trypanosoma vespertilionis},
language = {eng},
issn = {2076-2607},
journal = {Microorganisms},
title = {Blood Parasites and Health Status of Hibernating and Non-Hibernating Noctule Bats (Nyctalus noctula)},
url = {https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10051028},
volume = {10},
year = {2022}
}
TY - JOUR
ID - 2244028
AU - Linhart, Petr - Bandouchova, Hana - Zukal, Jan - Votypka, Jan - Balaz, Vojtech - Heger, Tomas - Kalocsanyiova, Vendula - Kubickova, Aneta - Nemcova, Monika - Sedlackova, Jana - Seidlova, Veronika - Veitova, Lucie - Vlaschenko, Anton - Divinová, Renata - Pikula, Jiri
PY - 2022
TI - Blood Parasites and Health Status of Hibernating and Non-Hibernating Noctule Bats (Nyctalus noctula)
JF - Microorganisms
VL - 10
IS - 5
SP - 1-12
EP - 1-12
PB - MDPI
SN - 20762607
KW - Babesia vesperuginis
KW - Schizotrypanum
KW - Chiroptera
KW - acid-base balance
KW - haematology
KW - blood chemistry
KW - Trypanosoma dionisii
KW - Trypanosoma vespertilionis
UR - https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10051028
N2 - Co-existence of bats with a wide range of infectious agents relates to their co-evolutionary history and specific physiology. Here, we examined blood samples collected during hibernation and the post-hibernation period to assess the influence of trypanosomes and babesias on the health status of 50 Noctule bats (Nyctalus noctula) using nested PCR. The impact of blood parasites on health was assessed by analysis of haematology and blood chemistry parameters in 21 bats. Prevalence of trypanosomes (Trypanosoma dionisii and T. vespertilionis) and babesia (Babesia vesperuginis) was 44% and 8%, respectively. Analysis of blood parameters indicated impact of babesia on acid-base balance. Blood chemistry parameters showed a significant decrease in total dissolved carbon dioxide and bicarbonate, increased anion gap, and no change in blood pH, suggesting compensated metabolic acidosis. Adverse effects of babesia were only apparent in hibernating bats. Our results suggest differences in the pathogenicity of trypanosomes and babesia in bats. While trypanosomes in general had no significant impact on the health status, we observed alterations in the blood acid-base balance in Babesia-infected bats during hibernation. Despite being infected, Babesia-positive bats survived hibernation without showing any clinical signs.
ER -
LINHART, Petr, Hana BANDOUCHOVA, Jan ZUKAL, Jan VOTYPKA, Vojtech BALAZ, Tomas HEGER, Vendula KALOCSANYIOVA, Aneta KUBICKOVA, Monika NEMCOVA, Jana SEDLACKOVA, Veronika SEIDLOVA, Lucie VEITOVA, Anton VLASCHENKO, Renata DIVINOVÁ and Jiri PIKULA. Blood Parasites and Health Status of Hibernating and Non-Hibernating Noctule Bats (Nyctalus noctula). \textit{Microorganisms}. Basel: MDPI, 2022, vol.~10, No~5, p.~1-12. ISSN~2076-2607. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10051028.
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