Published 2018 | Version v1
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Babesia vesperuginis in Common Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) and the Bat Soft Tick Argas vespertilionis in the People's Republic of China

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Babesia vesperuginis was molecularly detected in 10% (5/48) of common pipistrelle bats (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) in Shihezi City, Northwestern China. Interestingly, four bat ticks (Argas vespertilionis), from Babesia DNA-positive common pipistrelle bats, were also positive for B. vesperuginis. Our findings extend the geographic range of the common pipistrelle bat as a reservoir of B. vesperuginis in Asia.

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URL
hash://md5/23bb477427e2b929bee441844c1a025a
URN
urn:lsid:zotero.org:groups:5435545:items:WDW7HZ3Q
DOI
10.7589/2017-08-206

Biodiversity

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Chiroptera