Over the past two decades, research on bat-associated microbes such as viruses, bacteria
and fungi has dramatically increased. Here, we synthesize themes from a conference …

Due to their close interaction with both wildlife and humans, free‐ranging domestic animals
are well‐suited to act as conveyors of zoonotic pathogens. Yet, although cats Felis catus are …

Background Potentially zoonotic pathogens have been previously detected in bat-
associated ticks, but their role in disease transmission and their frequency of feeding on non …

Bats harbor diverse intracellular Bartonella bacteria, but there is limited understanding of the
factors that influence transmission over time. Investigation of Bartonella dynamics in bats …

Bats carry many zoonotic pathogens without showing pronounced pathology, with a few
exceptions. The underlying immune tolerance mechanisms in bats remain poorly …

Accumulating data suggest that some bat species host emerging viruses that are highly
pathogenic in humans and agricultural animals. Laboratory-based studies have highlighted …

Bats are increasingly in the focus of disease surveillance studies as they harbor pathogens
that can cause severe human disease. In other host groups, ectoparasitic arthropods play an …

Introduction Bats are a diverse group of mammals that have unique features allowing them
to act as reservoir hosts for several zoonotic pathogens such as Leptospira. Leptospires …

Hemotropic mycoplasmas are emerging as a model system for studying bacterial pathogens
in bats, but taxonomic coverage of sampled host species remains biased. We leveraged a …

Bartonella is a bacterial genus that comprises arthropod-borne microorganisms. Several
Bartonella isolates have been detected from bats worldwide, which are thought to be …