| detection and molecular characterization of cryptosporidium and eimeria species in philippine bats. | the genus cryptosporidium, which is an obligate intracellular parasite, infects various vertebrates and causes a diarrheal disease known as cryptosporidiosis. bats are naturally infected with zoonotic pathogens; thus, they are potential reservoirs of parasites. we investigated the species and genotype distribution as well as prevalence of cryptosporidium and eimeria in philippine bats. we captured and examined 45 bats; four were positive for cryptosporidium spp. and seven were positive for eimer ... | 2016 | 26833326 |
| description of lentistivalius philippinensis, a new species of flea (siphonaptera, pygiosyllomorpha, stivaliidae), and new records of ascodipterinae (streblidae) on bats and other small mammals from luzon, the philippines. | during may 2009 and july 2011, we collected 357 mammals and examined each for ectoparasites. among the ectoparasites collected, a new species of flea was discovered. this new species, lentistivalius philippinensis, is described from the male sex only. two males were recovered from two specimens of the soricid crocidura grayi dobson in municipality maria aurora, aurora province, luzon, philippines. additional fleas included thaumapsylla breviceps orientalis smit, thaumapsylla longiforceps traub, ... | 2013 | 23653503 |