Chaturvedi V P, Randhawa H S, Khan Z U, Singh N, Kini S
Sabouraudia. 1984;22(3):185-9.
The prevalance of Basidiobolus ranarum Eidam is reported from the intestinal contents of 14 (7%) of 200 bats belonging to Rhinopoma hardwickei hardwickei Gray ('the lesser rat-tailed bat'), an insectivorous species captured from Delhi area. Eleven of the positive bats were captured during August/September whereas the remaining three came from collections made during November or April. No macroscopic or microscopic lesions were found in the intestine of the bats yielding B. ranarum. This is believed to be the first report on the association of B. ranarum with bats. A more extensive sampling of bat species including their guano is indicated to elucidate the role of Chiroptera in the biological cycle of B. ranarum.
据报道，在从德里地区捕获的200只食虫性硬氏菊头蝠（Rhinopoma hardwickei hardwickei Gray，即“小长鼻蝠”）中，有14只（7%）的肠道内容物中发现了蛙粪霉（Basidiobolus ranarum Eidam）。11只呈阳性的蝙蝠是在8月/9月捕获的，其余3只来自11月或4月采集的样本。在检出蛙粪霉的蝙蝠肠道中未发现宏观或微观病变。据信，这是关于蛙粪霉与蝙蝠关联的首次报道。建议对包括蝙蝠粪便在内的更多蝙蝠物种进行广泛采样，以阐明翼手目动物在蛙粪霉生物循环中的作用。
