Isolation and characterization of trypanosomatids, including Crithidia mellificae, in bats from the Atlantic Forest of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

• Main Authors: Diana Azeredo Rangel (Author), Cristiane Varella Lisboa (Author), Roberto Leonan Morim Novaes (Author), Bruno Alves Silva (Author), Renan de França Souza (Author), Ana Maria Jansen (Author), Ricardo Moratelli (Author), André Luiz Rodrigues Roque (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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We studied infection by Trypanosomatidae in bats captured in two areas with different degradation levels in the Atlantic Forest of Rio de Janeiro state: Reserva Ecológica de Guapiaçu (REGUA) and Estação Fiocruz Mata Atlântica (EFMA). Furthermore, we evaluated whether the diversity of trypanosom...