Zoonotic assemblages A and B of in Chiroptera from Brazilian Amazon biome.

Bats are important reservoirs and spreaders of pathogens. is a globally important protozoan that infects humans and other mammals with considerable public health burden, particularly on the child development. Based on genetic variation and host specificity, is categorized into eight genotypes/assemblages A-H. Assemblages A and B are widespread globally and are associated with human and animal disease. There is evidence of in the bat feces from diverse geographic regions, but the assemblages are unknown, which is a key point for the One Health view. Here, we successfully amplified the BG/GDH/DIS3/HCMP2/HCMP3 targets of from five bat species captured in the Brazilian Amazon biome revealing the presence of zoonotic assemblages A and B in the feces of these flying mammals. Our study reveals that bats may play a role in transmission of zoonotic , at least in this biome.