| molecular detection of candidatus bartonella mayotimonensis in north american bats. | candidatus bartonella mayotimonensis was detected in 2010 from an aortic valve sample of a patient with endocarditis from iowa, the united states of america. the environmental source of the potentially new endocarditis-causing bartonella remained elusive. we set out to study the prevalence and diversity of bat-associated bartonella in north america. during 2015, mist nets and harp traps were used to capture 92 bats belonging to two species: little brown myotis (myotis lucifugus le conte 1831, n ... | 2017 | 28165925 |
| prevalence and distribution of pseudogymnoascus destructans in michigan bats submitted for rabies surveillance. | since 2006, bat populations in north america have suffered devastating mortality from an emerging disease known as white-nose syndrome (wns). the causal agent of wns is the fungus pseudogymnoascus destructans. in april 2014, wns was discovered in little brown bats ( myotis lucifugus ) in michigan, and has since been documented in 12 counties. because current surveillance for wns focuses primarily on mine-hibernating species in winter, it is subject geographic, species, and seasonal bias. to inve ... | 2017 | 28318379 |