Publications

bartonella spp. in bats, kenya.	we report the presence and diversity of bartonella spp. in bats of 13 insectivorous and frugivorous species collected from various locations across kenya. bartonella isolates were obtained from 23 eidolon helvum, 22 rousettus aegyptiacus, 4 coleura afra, 7 triaenops persicus, 1 hipposideros commersoni, and 49 miniopterus spp. bats. sequence analysis of the citrate synthase gene from the obtained isolates showed a wide assortment of bartonella strains. phylogenetically, isolates clustered in spec ...	2010	21122216
the distribution of ki-67 and doublecortin immunopositive cells in the brains of three microchiropteran species, hipposideros fuliginosus, triaenops persicus, and asellia tridens.	this study uses ki-67 and doublecortin (dcx) immunohistochemistry to delineate potential neurogenic zones, migratory pathways, and terminal fields associated with adult neurogenesis in the brains of three microchiropterans. as with most mammals studied to date, the canonical subgranular and subventricular neurogenic zones were observed. distinct labeling of newly born cells and immature neurons within the dentate gyrus of the hippocampus was observed in all species. a distinct rostral migratory ...	2016	27532288
detection of first gammaherpesvirus sequences in central african bats.	herpesviruses have been identified in many species; however, relatively few bat herpesvirus are known, considering the enormous diversity of bats. we used consensus pcr to test bats from the republic of the congo and found dna of two different novel bat herpesviruses. one was detected in a pipistrellus nanulus, the other in a triaenops persicus bat and both resemble gammaherpesviruses. on the amino acid level, the amplified sequences differ by 55% from each other, and by 27% and 25% from the nex ...	2020	32612842