Millán, JavierLópez-Roig, MarcDelicado, VerónicaSerra Cobo, JordiEsperón, Fernando2021-03-152021-03-1520150147-9571https://hdl.handle.net/2445/175083Molecular analyses of blood samples revealed infection with hemoplasmas in 97% of 31 cave bats captured in three caves in North-Eastern Spain. The characterization of 1250 bp of the 16S rRNA gene in 29 of the positive bats identified two different groups of sequences. Twenty-two Schreibers' bats (Miniopterus schreibersii) and one long-eared bat (Myotis capaccinii) shared one group, composed of seven closely related sequences. These sequences showed an identity of about 97% with "Candidatus Mycoplasma hemohominis" and the phylogenetic branch including bat and human sequences showed a 100% bootstrap value, supporting a close phylogenetic relationship between these hemoplasmas. The second group, representing a potentially novel species, was composed of a single sequence shared by six Schreibers' bats that had 91% identity with the recently reported hemoplasma from little brown bats in North America. Large bat aggregations in roosting caves probably benefits intra and inter-species transmission explaining the high observed prevalence.4 p.application/pdfengcc-by-nc-nd (c) Elsevier Ltd, 2015http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/esBacteris patògensEspanyaRatapinyadesPathogenic bacteriaSpainBatsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article6564762021-03-15info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess