Detection of Leptospira spp., bacterial and metagenomic enteropathogens in bats (Chiroptera, Mammalia) from the urban region of São Paulo, SP, Brazil

• Grant number: 20/14401-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Start date: April 01, 2021
• End date: April 01, 2023
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Veterinary Medicine - Preventive Veterinary Medicine
• Principal Investigator: Marcos Bryan Heinemann
• Grantee: Juliana Maria Nunes Batista
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia (FMVZ). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated scholarship(s): 21/12426-9 - Antimicrobial resistance of Enterobacteriales in bats (Chiroptera, Mammalia), BE.EP.MS

Abstract

Bats belong to the order Chiroptera, class Mammalia and have a wide range of biological functions that contribute to maintaining the ecosystem. These animals are considered potential reservoirs of important zoonotic diseases due to their biological characteristics, such as traveling hundreds of kilometers away to feed, mate and perform seasonal migrations; their social behavior and coexistence in huge colonies;long life expectancy and its ability to coexist between urban and rural populations. This work aims to determine the presence and perform the serological characterization of Leptospira spp., Salmonella sp, Escherichia coli and metagenomic enteropathogens in samples of insectivorous and frugivorous bats most commonly found in urban and rural areas. Blood, feces, liver and kidney samples will be collected from bats of different species, ages and sex, according to availability, in natural and artificial shelters, as well as in forest fragments, in the urban and rural area of the municipality of São Paulo, SP. (AU) (AU)

Scientific publications

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BRITO, JOAO EDUARDO CAVALCANTI; DE MELLO, BEATRIZ GAGETE VERISSIMO; GAETA, NATALIA CARRILLO; BATISTA, JULIANA MARIA NUNES; BRITO, TIAGO ROBERTO; AGOSTINHO, WASHINGTON CARLOS; BRANDAO, PAULO EDUARDO; HEINEMANN, MARCOS BRYAN; DIAS, RICARDO AUGUSTO. Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in urban-rural interfaces: community structure associated with pathogen screening in Sao Paulo-the largest metropolitan region in Brazil. VETERINARY RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS, v. 47, n. 3, p. 26-pg., 2023-05-08. (20/15008-0, 20/14401-0, 19/19702-1)

GAETA, NATALIA CARRILLO; BRITO, JOAO EDUARDO CAVALCANTE; NUNES BATISTA, JULIANA MARIA; DE MELLO, BEATRIZ GAGETE VERISSIMO; DIAS, RICARDO AUGUSTO; HEINEMANN, MARCOS B.. Bats Are Carriers of Antimicrobial-Resistant Staphylococcaceae in Their Skin. ANTIBIOTICS-BASEL, v. 12, n. 2, p. 14-pg., 2023-02-01. (20/15008-0, 20/14401-0, 19/19702-1)

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

BATISTA, Juliana Maria Nunes. Detection of Leptospira spp. and Enterobacteriales in bats (Chiroptera, Mammalia) from the urban region of São Paulo, SP, Brazil. 2023. Master's Dissertation - Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia (FMVZ/SBD) São Paulo.