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Table 4 Distribution of endosymbionts detected in bat flies

From: Relationship among bats, parasitic bat flies, and associated pathogens in Korea

Bat fly species

Bat host species (n)

Wolbachia

Bartonella

Nycteribiidae

   

Nycteribia allotopa (2)

Miniopterus fuliginosus (2)

0

1

Nycteribia parvula (2)

Miniopterus fuliginosus (2)

2

0

Nycteribia sp.a (6)

Miniopterus fuliginosus (2)

0

1

 

Myotis macrodactylus (3)

0

1

 

Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (1)

0

0

Nycteribia sp.b (2)

Miniopterus fuliginosus (2)

0

0

Penicillidia jenynsii (26)

Miniopterus fuliginosus (22)

20

3

 

Myotis macrodactylus (3)

2

0

 

Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (1)

0

0

Phthiridium hindlei (15)

Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (15)

10

10

Unidentified (13)

Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (5)

1

1

 

Miniopterus fuliginosus (8)

0

1

Subtotal (66)

 

35 (53.0)

18 (27.3)

Streblidae

   

Brachytarsina sp.c (8)

Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (8)

0

2

Subtotal (8)

 

0 (0.0)

2 (25.0)

Total (74)

 

35 (47.3)

20 (27.0)

  1. aThe closest GenBank matching species is Nycteribia pleuralis
  2. bThe closest GenBank matching species is not identified
  3. cThe closest GenBank matching species is Brachytarsina kanoi