title: Hepatozoon parasites (Apicomplexa: Adeleorina) in bats.
abstract: We provide the first evidence of Hepatozoon parasites infecting bats. We sequenced a short fragment of the 18S rRNA gene (~600 base pairs) of Hepatozoon parasites from 3 Hipposideros cervinus bats from Borneo. Phylogenies inferred by model-based methods place these Hepatozoon within a clade formed by parasites of reptiles, rodents, and marsupials. We discuss the scenario that bats might be common hosts of Hepatozoon.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mammalogy, American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York 10024, USA. mpinto@amnh.org
authors.forename: C Miguel
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Pinto
authors.forename: Kristofer M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Helgen
authors.forename: Robert C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Fleischer
authors.forename: Susan L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Perkins
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001499:Bayes Theorem; D002685:Chiroptera / Q000469:parasitology*; D003044:Coccidia / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003048:Coccidiosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D016054:DNA, Protozoan / Q000737:chemistry; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry*; D016013:Likelihood Functions; D010802:Phylogeny; D016053:RNA, Protozoan / Q000235:genetics; D012337:RNA, Ribosomal, 18S / Q000235:genetics*; D016415:Sequence Alignment / Q000662:veterinary
chemical_list: D016054:DNA, Protozoan; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D016053:RNA, Protozoan; D012337:RNA, Ribosomal, 18S