Volume 17, Number 7—July 2011
Dispatch
Bartonella spp. in Bats, Guatemala
Ying Bai
, Michael Kosoy, Sergio Recuenco, Danilo Alvarez, David Moran, Amy Turmelle, James Ellison, Daniel L. Garcia, Alejandra Estevez, Kim Lindblade, and Charles E. Rupprecht
, Michael Kosoy, Sergio Recuenco, Danilo Alvarez, David Moran, Amy Turmelle, James Ellison, Daniel L. Garcia, Alejandra Estevez, Kim Lindblade, and Charles E. RupprechtTable 1
Prevalence of Bartonella spp. in bats from 5 collection sites, Guatemala, 2009
| Bat species | No. positive/no. cultured | Overall, no. positive/ no. cultured (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conguaco | Oratorio | San Lucas Tolimán | Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa | Taxisco | ||
| Artibeus jamaicensis | 0/3 | 0/2 | 0 | 0/3 | 0/5 | 0/13 |
| Artibeus lituratus | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0/3 |
| Artibeus toltecus | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 (100) |
| Carollia castanea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 | 0/1 |
| Carollia perspicillata | 0 | 0/2 | 0/3 | 0 | 4/9 | 4/14 (28.6) |
| Desmodus rotundus | 5/7 | 2/4 | 0/1 | 6/12 | 2/7 | 15/31 (48.4) |
| Glossophaga soricina | 1/1 | 0/3 | 1/5 | 0/3 | 0/3 | 2/152 (13.3) |
| Micronycteris microtis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/3 | 1/3 (33.3) |
| Myotis elegans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/2 |
| Myotis nigricans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 |
| Phyllostomus discolor | 7/8 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 8/9 (88.9) |
| Platyrrhinus helleri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 | 0/1 |
| Pteronotus davyi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7/10 | 0 | 7/10 (70) |
| Sturnira lilium | 1/3 | 0/5 | 0/2 | 0 | 0/2 | 1/12 (8.3) |
| Sturnira ludovici | 0/1 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 |
| Total | 15/25 | 2/17 | 2/14 | 13/31 | 7/31 | 39/118 (33.1) |
