| microbiome analysis reveals the abundance of bacterial pathogens in rousettus leschenaultii guano. | bats are crucial for proper functioning of an ecosystem. they provide various important services to ecosystem and environment. while, bats are well-known carrier of pathogenic viruses, their possible role as a potential carrier of pathogenic bacteria is under-explored. here, using culture-based approach, employing multiple bacteriological media, over thousand bacteria were cultivated and identified from rousettus leschenaultii (a frugivorous bat species), the majority of which were from the fami ... | 2016 | 27845426 |
| structural and functional studies of leptins from hibernating and non-hibernating bats. | leptin, a 16-kda hormone produced by mature adipocytes, has been shown to regulate the hibernation of mammals. in this study, the leptin gene sequences of both hibernating (rhinolophus ferrumequinum) and non-hibernating (rousettus leschenaultii) bats were determined, and the leptin proteins from these two different species of bats were expressed in escherichia coli for the first time. results showed that the amino acid sequence of the leptin protein from hibernating bats had a lower degree of id ... | 2010 | 20394750 |