An overview of the trypanosomatid (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae) parasites infecting several mammal species in Colombia

AC Castillo-Castañeda, LH Patiño, MF Zuñiga… - Parasites & …, 2022 - Springer
Background Trypanosomatids are among the most critical parasites for public health due to
their impact on human, animal, and plant health. Diseases associated with these pathogens …

Multi-locus sequencing reveals putative novel Anaplasmataceae agents,'Candidatus Ehrlichia dumleri'and Anaplasma sp., in ring-tailed coatis (Carnivora: Nasua …

L Perles, HM Herrera, WTG Barreto, GC de Macedo… - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
The Anaplasmataceae family encompasses obligate intracellular α-proteobacteria of human
and veterinary medicine importance. This study performed multi-locus sequencing to …

Two novel Ehrlichia (Rickettsiales: anaplasmataceae) strains detected in ticks (Ixodida, Ixodidae) and opossums (Didelphimorphia: didelphidae) in Argentina

EL Tarragona, FS Flores, D Lamattina… - Ticks and Tick-borne …, 2022 - Elsevier
The aim of this study is to determine if there is circulation of microorganisms of the genus
Ehrlichia in opossums Didelphis albiventris and their ticks from the Humid Chaco in …

Novel Ehrlichia and Hepatozoon genotypes in white-eared opossums (Didelphis albiventris) and associated ticks from Brazil

MR André, AC Calchi, L Perles, LR Gonçalves… - Ticks and Tick-borne …, 2022 - Elsevier
White-eared opossums (Didelphis albiventris) are well adapted to anthropized areas. The
increased contact with domestic animals and humans mediates the transmission of …

[HTML][HTML] Viperidae snakes infected by mammalian-associated trypanosomatids and a free-living kinetoplastid

WAG Nantes, SC Liberal, FM Santos, MA Dario… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Trypanosomatids have achieved significant evolutionary success in parasitizing various
groups, yet reptiles remain relatively unexplored. The utilization of advanced molecular tools …

Trypanosomatid richness among rats, opossums, and dogs in the caatinga Biome, Northeast Brazil, a former endemic area of Chagas disease

MA Dario, C Furtado, CV Lisboa… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Parasites are important components of the immense n-dimensional trophic network that
connects all living beings because they, among others, forge biodiversity and deeply …

Leishmania infantum infecting the carnivore Nasua nasua from urban forest fragments in an endemic area of visceral leishmaniasis in Brazilian Midwest

GC de Macedo, WTG Barreto, CE de Oliveira… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction The aim of the present study was to investigate the occurrence of Leishmania
infantum in South American coatis inhabiting two forest fragments in Campo Grande, Mato …

[HTML][HTML] Trypanosomatid diversity in a bat community of an urban area in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

JM Torres, CE de Oliveira, FM Santos, NY Sano… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Bats have a long evolutionary history with trypanosomatids, but the role of these flying
mammals on parasite transmission cycles in urban areas, especially for Trypanosoma and …

Kinetoplastid species maintained by a small mammal community in the Pantanal biome

FM Santos, NY Sano, SC Liberal, MA Dario… - Pathogens, 2022 - mdpi.com
Kinetoplastids include species economically important in agriculture, livestock, and human
health. We evaluated the richness of kinetoplastids that infect small mammals in patches of …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular Detection of Trypanosomatids in Rodents and Marsupials in the State of Amapá, Brazil

LMB Pessoa, CR Silva, KGS Sales, DC Souza… - Microorganisms, 2025 - mdpi.com
Trypanosomatids of the genera Trypanosoma and Leishmania are parasites of medical and
veterinary importance that infect mammals, including humans and domestic and wild …