Bassini-Silva Ricardo, Mello-Oliveira Victor de Souza, de Almeida Beatriz Rocha, Pesenato Isabella Pereira, Calchi Ana Cláudia, Castro-Santiago Ana Carolina, Lourenço Elizabete Captivo, Famadas Katia Maria, Welbourn Cal, Ochoa Ronald, André Marcos Rogério, Labruna Marcelo Bahia, Barros-Battesti Darci Moraes, Jacinavicius Fernando de Castro
Laboratório de Coleções Zoológicas, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Departamento de Patologia, Reprodução e Saúde Única, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias-UNESP, Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil.
Exp Appl Acarol. 2025 Apr 10;94(3):49. doi: 10.1007/s10493-025-01018-6.
Chigger mite larvae are well adapted parasites, mainly of vertebrates, and can play a role as potential vectors for pathogens, as is the case of the bacteria Orientia tsutsugamushi. In Brazil, 63 species of chiggers have been cataloged, eight of which were found parasitizing bats. Until now, no studies have monitored pathogens of bat-associated chigger species in the Americas. Here, we provide information about the detection of Ehrlichia sp. (16S rRNA gene) in Perissopalla ipeani Brennan larvae collected parasitizing the bat species Carollia perspicillata in Brazil.
恙螨幼虫是适应性很强的寄生虫，主要寄生于脊椎动物，并且可以作为病原体的潜在传播媒介，如恙虫病东方体这种细菌。在巴西，已记录有63种恙螨，其中8种被发现寄生于蝙蝠。到目前为止，在美洲尚未有研究监测与蝙蝠相关的恙螨物种的病原体。在此，我们提供关于在巴西寄生在短尾果蝠（Carollia perspicillata）身上的佩氏似真恙螨（Perissopalla ipeani Brennan）幼虫中检测到埃立克体属（Ehrlichia sp.，16S rRNA基因）的信息。
