Research Article

Genetic Evidence for a Potentially New Pathogenic Leptospira sp. Circulating in Bats from Brazilian Amazon

Table 1

Field, taxonomic and bionomic data about positive bat hosts for Leptospira sp. of the present study.

Sample IDFamilySpeciesCommon nameLocality/municipalityFood guildMorphology
SexForearm (mm)Wingspan

R21827PhyllostomidaeCarollia perspicillataSeba’s short-tailed batChico Mendes park/Rio BrancoFrugivoreMale4233
R21882Choeroniscus minorLesser long-tailed batChandless state park/Manoel UrbanoNectarivoreMale3429
R21888Artibeus planirostrisFlat-faced fruiteating batChandless state park/Manoel UrbanoFrugivoreFemale6648
R21903Chandless state park/Manoel UrbanoFrugivoreFemale6649
R21960Uroderma bilobatumCommon tent-making batZoobotanical park/Rio BrancoFrugivoreMale42.544
R21980Gardnerycteris crenulatumStriped hairy-nosed batPiracema forest /Rio BrancoInsectivorousFemale5046
R22023Desmodus rotundusVampire batRoberval Cardoso forest school /Rio BrancoSanguinivoreMale55.551

R21847VespertilionidaeMyotis ripariusRiparian myotisZoobotanical park/Rio BrancoInsectivoreMale2831