Ectoparasite and bacterial population genetics and community structure indicate extent of bat movement across an island chain.

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dc.citation.volumeAccepted manuscript
dc.contributor.authorMcKee CD
dc.contributor.authorPeel AJ
dc.contributor.authorHayman DTS
dc.contributor.authorSuu-Ire R
dc.contributor.authorNtiamoa-Baidu Y
dc.contributor.authorCunningham AA
dc.contributor.authorWood JLN
dc.contributor.authorWebb CT
dc.contributor.authorKosoy MY
dc.coverage.spatialEngland
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-13T21:11:38Z
dc.date.available2024-08-13T21:11:38Z
dc.date.issued2024-05-24
dc.description.abstractFew studies have examined the genetic population structure of vector-borne microparasites in wildlife, making it unclear how much these systems can reveal about the movement of their associated hosts. This study examined the complex host-vector-microbe interactions in a system of bats, wingless ectoparasitic bat flies (Nycteribiidae), vector-borne microparasitic bacteria (Bartonella), and bacterial endosymbionts of flies (Enterobacterales) across an island chain in the Gulf of Guinea, West Africa. Limited population structure was found in bat flies and Enterobacterales symbionts compared to that of their hosts. Significant isolation by distance was observed in the dissimilarity of Bartonella communities detected in flies from sampled populations of Eidolon helvum bats. These patterns indicate that, while genetic dispersal of bats between islands is limited, some nonreproductive movements may lead to the dispersal of ectoparasites and associated microbes. This study deepens our knowledge of the phylogeography of African fruit bats, their ectoparasites, and associated bacteria. The results presented could inform models of pathogen transmission in these bat populations and increase our theoretical understanding of community ecology in host-microbe systems.
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dc.edition.edition2024
dc.format.pagination1-53
dc.identifier.author-urlhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38785194
dc.identifier.citationMcKee CD, Peel AJ, Hayman DTS, Suu-Ire R, Ntiamoa-Baidu Y, Cunningham AA, Wood JLN, Webb CT, Kosoy MY. (2024). Ectoparasite and bacterial population genetics and community structure indicate extent of bat movement across an island chain.. Parasitology. Accepted manuscript. (pp. 1-53).
dc.identifier.doi10.1017/S0031182024000660
dc.identifier.eissn1469-8161
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.issn0031-1820
dc.identifier.piiS0031182024000660
dc.identifier.urihttps://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/71272
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherCambridge University Press
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/parasitology/article/ectoparasite-and-bacterial-population-genetics-and-community-structure-indicate-extent-of-bat-movement-across-an-island-chain/35357C72319CF86A89072657AD0A6610
dc.relation.isPartOfParasitology
dc.rights(c) 2024 The Author/s
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-ND 4.0
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectphylogeography
dc.subjecthost-microbe interactions
dc.subjectendosymbionts
dc.subjectBartonella
dc.subjectChiroptera
dc.subjectbat flies
dc.subjectNycteribiidae
dc.subjectAfrica
dc.titleEctoparasite and bacterial population genetics and community structure indicate extent of bat movement across an island chain.
dc.typeJournal article
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