| 'candidatus rickettsia nicoyana': a novel rickettsia species isolated from ornithodoros knoxjonesi in costa rica. | rickettsiae are intracellular bacteria commonly associated with hematophagous arthropods. most of them have been described in hard ticks, but some have been found in soft ticks. here we report the detection and isolation of a new rickettsia from ornithodoros knoxjonesi larvae collected from balantiopteryx plicata (emballonuridae) in nicoya, costa rica. two ticks were processed to detect rickettsia spp. genes glta, ompa, ompb, and htra by pcr. part of the macerate was also inoculated into vero e6 ... | 2017 | 28268195 |
| pterygodermatites (pterygodermatites) mexicana n. sp. (nematoda: rictulariidae), a parasite of balantiopteryx plicata (chiroptera) in mexico. | a new species of nematode, pterygodermatites (pterygodermatites) mexicana n. sp., is described based on specimens recovered from the intestine of the gray sac-winged bat, balantiopteryx plicata (chiroptera, emballonuridae), from the biosphere reserve "sierra de huautla" in the state of morelos, mexico. this is the second species in the genus described from bats in the new world, since most of the rictaluriids reported in these hosts belong to the closely related genus rictularia froelich, 1802. ... | 2013 | 24267823 |
| [population dynamics, roost selection and reproductive patterns of some cave bats from western of mexico]. | population dynamics, roost selection and reproductive patterns of some cave bats from western of mexico. almost half of bat species that occur in mexico use caves as permanent or temporal roosts. however, the ecological studies about cave bat communities are scarce. in this work we studied the population dynamics, roost selection and reproductive patterns of some bats present in el salitre cave, colima, mexico. we carried out monthly samplings between august 2003-march 2005 using a harp trap for ... | 2012 | 23025105 |
| bartonella infection in hematophagous, insectivorous, and phytophagous bat populations of central mexico and the yucatan peninsula. | although emerging nonviral pathogens remain relatively understudied in bat populations, there is an increasing focus on identifying bat-associated bartonellae around the world. many novel bartonella strains have been described from both bats and their arthropod ectoparasites, including bartonella mayotimonensis, a zoonotic agent of human endocarditis. this cross-sectional study was designed to describe novel bartonella strains isolated from bats sampled in mexico and evaluate factors potentially ... | 2017 | 28722567 |
| parasite load and new soft tick record (ixodida: argasidae) on the bat species balantiopteryx plicata and pteronotus parnellii in oaxaca, mexico. | | 2018 | 29757508 |
| new records and phylogenetic position of ornithodoros knoxjonesi (ixodida: argasidae). | larvae of ornithodoros knoxjonesi collected at five localities in three countries were studied using morphological and molecular methods to confirm this species' taxonomic validity. the larva of o. knoxjonesi is characterized as having 14 pairs of dorsal setae, eight pairs of ventral setae, plus a posteromedian seta; an elongate dorsal plate, tapered anteriorly; and a hypostome that is narrower near its midlength, with posteriorly projecting denticles. although the larvae of o. knoxjonesi and or ... | 2020 | 32723648 |