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Article: Mammalian fatalities on roads: how sampling errors affect road prioritization and dominant species influence spatiotemporal patterns

Franceschi, Ingridi Camboim / Gonçalves, Larissa Oliveira / Kindel, Andreas / Trigo, Tatiane Campos

European journal of wildlife research. 2021 Dec., v. 67, no. 6

2021

Abstract: Prioritizing roads for mitigation can be a challenge in conservation. The comparison of fatality estimates is an important tool to assist in this process, but the sampling errors in these estimates should be considered. Spatial and temporal patterns of ... ...

Abstract	Prioritizing roads for mitigation can be a challenge in conservation. The comparison of fatality estimates is an important tool to assist in this process, but the sampling errors in these estimates should be considered. Spatial and temporal patterns of wildlife fatalities vary among different roads, and multispecies evaluations can be biased by the abundance of a dominant fatality species. We compared three roads in southern Brazil regarding their mammalian fatality estimates, assessed temporal and spatial patterns of these records, and evaluated the effect of a dominant fatality species on these observed patterns. We found a discrepancy in road prioritization when using the estimated rather than the observed number of fatalities to the extent that the road with the lowest priority became the one with the highest. Therefore, we demonstrated the importance of considering sampling errors in fatality estimates. Our data evidenced the influence of the dominant fatality species on the temporal patterns on the three roads, changing the distribution of fatalities. We also demonstrated the importance of considering the influence of the dominant fatality species on the spatial patterns due to changes in the location of hotspots, representing hotspots with more non-dominant species. The decision of where to mitigate, given a stated mitigation target, could be improved by a simple cost–benefit approach considering all records or only non-dominant species. Independently of road or mitigation target, mitigating a small fraction of the road extension with effective action can avoid a considerable fraction of the fatalities.
Keywords	death ; dominant species ; mammals ; prioritization ; research ; wildlife ; Brazil
Language	English
Dates of publication	2021-12
Size	p. 97.
Publishing place	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Document type	Article
ZDB-ID	2141660-6
ISSN	1439-0574 ; 1612-4642
ISSN (online)	1439-0574
ISSN	1612-4642
DOI	10.1007/s10344-021-01540-z
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Article ; Online: Landscape genetics outperforms habitat suitability in predicting landscape resistance for congeneric cat species

Sartor, Caroline Charão / Wan, Ho Yi / Pereira, Javier A. / Eizirik, Eduardo / Trigo, Tatiane Campos / de Freitas, Thales Renato O. / Cushman, Samuel Alan

Journal of Biogeography. 2022 Dec., v. 49, no. 12 p.2206-2217

2022

Abstract: AIM: The use of landscape resistance maps to model connectivity has become an indispensable tool for species conservation. However, different methods can be used to estimate landscape resistance, but there is no consensus on which is the most reliable ... ...

Abstract	AIM: The use of landscape resistance maps to model connectivity has become an indispensable tool for species conservation. However, different methods can be used to estimate landscape resistance, but there is no consensus on which is the most reliable one. Therefore, comparing the performance of those methods in predicting resistance can be quite useful to understand their limitations and conservation implications. Our goal was to evaluate the accuracy of two commonly used approaches, habitat suitability modelling and landscape genetics, in estimating landscape resistance to genetic connectivity of two species of Neotropical cats (Leopardus guttulus and L. geoffroyi) across their ranges. LOCATION: South America. TAXON: Felidae—L. guttulus and L. geoffroyi. METHODS: For both species, we optimized a landscape genetics resistance surface using a restricted multivariate optimization approach and transformed a habitat suitability map into a resistance layer. We compared landscape resistance models created by these two approaches based on the models' Akaike information criterion scores and evaluated the similarities and differences in their predictions by calculating the correlation between the resistance layers and generating difference maps. RESULTS: The genetic approach greatly outperformed the habitat suitability approach in explaining movement driving gene flow for both species. For the studied species, habitat preference and genetic connectivity are influenced by different landscape features. Habitat alteration imposes great resistance for genetic connectivity, and the presence of natural vegetation remnants within altered environments is essential for their conservation. MAIN CONCLUSIONS: For the studied species, the transformation of habitat suitability models into resistance surfaces is a poor proxy for permeability to dispersal, and the use of genetic data is more reliable in modelling connectivity for species conservation. Habitat suitability and landscape resistance are not equivalent or even proportional for these species.
Keywords	Leopardus ; Neotropics ; biogeography ; gene flow ; habitat destruction ; habitat preferences ; habitats ; landscape genetics ; landscapes ; permeability ; vegetation ; South America
Language	English
Dates of publication	2022-12
Size	p. 2206-2217.
Publishing place	John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Document type	Article ; Online
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ZDB-ID	188963-1
ISSN	0305-0270
ISSN	0305-0270
DOI	10.1111/jbi.14498
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Article: Phylogeographic analyses of the pampas cat (Leopardus colocola; Carnivora, Felidae) reveal a complex demographic history.

da Silva Santos, Anelisie / Trigo, Tatiane Campos / de Oliveira, Tadeu Gomes / Silveira, Leandro / Eizirik, Eduardo

Genetics and molecular biology

2018 Volume 41, Issue 1 suppl 1, Page(s) 273–287

Abstract: The pampas cat is a small felid that occurs in open habitats throughout much of South America. Previous studies have revealed intriguing patterns of morphological differentiation and genetic structure among its populations, as well as molecular evidence ... ...

Abstract	The pampas cat is a small felid that occurs in open habitats throughout much of South America. Previous studies have revealed intriguing patterns of morphological differentiation and genetic structure among its populations, as well as molecular evidence for hybridization with the closely related L. tigrinus. Here we report phylogeographic analyses encompassing most of its distribution (focusing particularly on Brazilian specimens, which had been poorly sampled in previous studies), using a novel dataset comprising 2,143 bp of the mitogenome, along with previously reported mtDNA sequences. Our data revealed strong population strutucture and supported a west-to-east colonization process in this species' history. We detected two population expansion events, one older (ca. 200 thousand years ago [kya]) in western South America and another more recent (ca. 60-50 kya) in eastern areas, coinciding with the expansion of savanna environments in Brazil. Analyses including L. tigrinus individuals bearing introgressed mtDNA from L. colocola showed a complete lack of shared haplotypes between species, indicating that their hybridization was ancient. Finally, we observed a close relationship between Brazilian/Uruguayan L. colocola haplotypes and those sampled in L. tigrinus, indicating that their hybridization was likely related to the demographic expansion of L. colocola into eastern South America.
Language	English
Publishing date	2018-03-26
Publishing country	Brazil
Document type	Journal Article
ZDB-ID	1445712-x
ISSN	1678-4685 ; 1415-4757
ISSN (online)	1678-4685
ISSN	1415-4757
DOI	10.1590/1678-4685-GMB-2017-0079
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Article ; Online: The role of the environment in the spatial dynamics of an extensive hybrid zone between two neotropical cats.

Sartor, Caroline Charão / Cushman, Samuel Alan / Wan, Ho Yi / Kretschmer, Rafael / Pereira, Javier A / Bou, Nadia / Cosse, Mariana / González, Susana / Eizirik, Eduardo / de Freitas, Thales Renato O / Trigo, Tatiane Campos

Journal of evolutionary biology

2021 Volume 34, Issue 4, Page(s) 614–627

Abstract: Identifying factors that create and maintain a hybrid zone is of great interest to ecology, evolution and, more recently, conservation biology. Here, we investigated the role of environmental features in shaping the spatial dynamics of a hybrid zone ... ...

Abstract	Identifying factors that create and maintain a hybrid zone is of great interest to ecology, evolution and, more recently, conservation biology. Here, we investigated the role of environmental features in shaping the spatial dynamics of a hybrid zone between the southern tigrina, Leopardus guttulus, and Geoffroy's cat, L. geoffroyi, testing for exogenous selection as the main force acting on its maintenance. These Neotropical felid species are mainly allopatric, with a restricted area of sympatry in the ecotone between the Atlantic Forest and Pampa biomes. As both biomes have experienced high rates of anthropogenic habitat alteration, we also analysed the influence of habitat conversion on the hybrid zone structure. To do this, we used 13 microsatellite loci to identify potential hybrids and generated ecological niche models for them and their parental species. We compared the influence of variables on parental species and hybrid occurrence and calculated the amount of niche overlap among them. Parental species showed different habitat requirements and predicted co-occurrence was restricted to the forest-grassland mosaic of the ecotone. However, hybrids were found beyond this area, mainly in the range of L. geoffroyi. Hybrids demonstrated higher tolerance to habitat alteration than parental types, with a probability of occurrence that was positively related with mosaics of cropland areas and remnants of natural vegetation. These results indicate that exogenous selection alone does not drive the dynamics of the hybrid zone, and that habitat conversion influences its structure, potentially favouring hybrids over parental species.
MeSH term(s)	Animal Distribution ; Animals ; Ecosystem ; Felidae/genetics ; Hybridization, Genetic ; Models, Biological ; South America
Language	English
Publishing date	2021-02-10
Publishing country	Switzerland
Document type	Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
ZDB-ID	1465318-7
ISSN	1420-9101 ; 1010-061X
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Article ; Online: Ticks, mites, fleas, and vector-borne pathogens in free-ranging neotropical wild felids from southern Brazil.

Souza, Ugo Araújo / Webster, Anelise / Dall'Agnol, Bruno / Peters, Felipe Bortolotto / Favarini, Marina Ochoa / Schott, Diogo / Zitelli, Larissa Caló / Mazim, Fábio Dias / Kasper, Carlos Benhur / Ott, Ricardo / Trigo, Tatiane Campos / Reck, José / Soares, João Fábio

Ticks and tick-borne diseases

2021 Volume 12, Issue 4, Page(s) 101706

Abstract: The study of vectors and vector-borne diseases associated with ectoparasites from free-living Neotropical small wild felids is scarce, and the few existing studies on this theme focused on the genus Panthera, Paleartic species or in captive animals. For ... ...

Abstract	The study of vectors and vector-borne diseases associated with ectoparasites from free-living Neotropical small wild felids is scarce, and the few existing studies on this theme focused on the genus Panthera, Paleartic species or in captive animals. For this reason, the aim of this study was to identify the diversity of ectoparasites and potentially associated Rickettsia and Bartonella species in free-ranging neotropical wild cats collected in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil. A total of 82 ticks, 10 fleas and 22 mites were collected from 18 Geoffroy's cats (Leopardus geoffroyi), 11 margays (Leopardus wiedii), two southern tiger cats (Leopardus guttulus), two jaguarundis (Herpailurus yagouaroundi), three ocelots (Leopardus pardalis) and two pumas (Puma concolor). We identified four tick species: Rhipicephalus microplus and three species from genus Amblyomma, the most frequent being Amblyomma aureolatum; three flea species corresponding to Ctenocephalides felis, Xenopsylla cheopis, and Pulex irritans; and one mite of genus Eutrombicula. In ectoparasites we found DNA of Rickettsia parkeri and Rickettsia asembonensis in ticks and DNA of Bartonella clarridgeiae, Bartonella sp. and R. asembonensis in fleas. Our results highlight the evidences of vectors and vector-borne agents in wild animals, and their potential wide distribution in the Pampa biome and the southernmost portion of the Atlantic Rainforest in Brazil.
MeSH term(s)	Animals ; Brazil/epidemiology ; Felidae ; Mites/physiology ; Prevalence ; Siphonaptera/physiology ; Ticks/physiology ; Vector Borne Diseases/epidemiology ; Vector Borne Diseases/microbiology ; Vector Borne Diseases/parasitology ; Vector Borne Diseases/veterinary
Language	English
Publishing date	2021-03-10
Publishing country	Netherlands
Document type	Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
ZDB-ID	2541872-5
ISSN	1877-9603 ; 1877-959X
ISSN (online)	1877-9603
ISSN	1877-959X
DOI	10.1016/j.ttbdis.2021.101706
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Article ; Online: Serosurvey of antibodies against zoonotic pathogens in free-ranging wild canids (Cerdocyon thous and Lycalopex gymnocercus) from Southern Brazil.

Padilha, Thamiris Cardoso / Zitelli, Larissa Caló / Webster, Anelise / Dall'Agnol, Bruno / Rosa, Verônica Bueno da / Souza, Ugo / Peters, Felipe Bortolotto / Jardim, Márcia / Trigo, Tatiane Campos / Rodrigues, Rogério Oliveira / Marks, Fernanda Simone / Reck, José

Comparative immunology, microbiology and infectious diseases

2021 Volume 79, Page(s) 101716

Abstract: The expansion of urbanization on natural areas is increasing contact between human populations with wild animals. Wild carnivores can act as sentinel hosts or environmental health indicators. Thus, the aim of this work was to investigate the exposure of ... ...

Abstract	The expansion of urbanization on natural areas is increasing contact between human populations with wild animals. Wild carnivores can act as sentinel hosts or environmental health indicators. Thus, the aim of this work was to investigate the exposure of two major species of wild canids from Southern Brazil to selected pathogens. For that, we live-trapped free-ranging Cerdocyon thous and Lycalopex gymnocercus in five localities and determined the frequency of animals with antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii, Trypanosoma cruzi, Leishmania infantum, Neospora caninum, and Leptospira spp. Among the canids sampled, 23% (12/52) (95%CI: 13-36%) had antibodies against T. gondii, with titers ranging from 64 to 512. For T. cruzi, 28% (15/52) (95%CI: 18-42%) of sampled canids were seropositive, with titers ranging from 8 to 64. Concerning the protozoan pathogen N. caninum, a total of 5% (3/52) (95%CI: 2-15%) of wild canids had antibodies against it. None of the sampled canids showed the presence of antibodies against L. infantum. On the other hand, 44% (23/52) (95%CI: 31-57%) of the wild canids showed antibodies against Leptospira spp. The set of results presented here, show that free-ranging neotropical wild canids are exposed and have antibodies against to T. gondii, T. cruzi, Leptospira spp., and to a lesser degree to N. caninum. We found no evidence of L. infantum circulation among the studied populations. These results highlight some of the major pathogens which may represent risks for populations of these wild canids. DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT: The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
MeSH term(s)	Animals ; Antibodies, Protozoan ; Brazil/epidemiology ; Canidae ; Coccidiosis/veterinary ; Neospora ; Seroepidemiologic Studies ; Toxoplasma ; Toxoplasmosis, Animal/epidemiology
Chemical Substances	Antibodies, Protozoan
Language	English
Publishing date	2021-10-21
Publishing country	England
Document type	Journal Article
ZDB-ID	436522-7
ISSN	1878-1667 ; 0147-9571
ISSN (online)	1878-1667
ISSN	0147-9571
DOI	10.1016/j.cimid.2021.101716
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Article: Ticks, mites, fleas, and vector-borne pathogens in free-ranging neotropical wild felids from southern Brazil

Souza, Ugo Araújo / Webster, Anelise / Dall’Agnol, Bruno / Peters, Felipe Bortolotto / Favarini, Marina Ochoa / Schott, Diogo / Zitelli, Larissa Caló / Mazim, Fábio Dias / Kasper, Carlos Benhur / Ott, Ricardo / Trigo, Tatiane Campos / Reck, José / Soares, João Fábio

Ticks and tick-borne diseases. 2021 July, v. 12, no. 4

2021

Abstract	The study of vectors and vector-borne diseases associated with ectoparasites from free-living Neotropical small wild felids is scarce, and the few existing studies on this theme focused on the genus Panthera, Paleartic species or in captive animals. For this reason, the aim of this study was to identify the diversity of ectoparasites and potentially associated Rickettsia and Bartonella species in free-ranging neotropical wild cats collected in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil. A total of 82 ticks, 10 fleas and 22 mites were collected from 18 Geoffroy's cats (Leopardus geoffroyi), 11 margays (Leopardus wiedii), two southern tiger cats (Leopardus guttulus), two jaguarundis (Herpailurus yagouaroundi), three ocelots (Leopardus pardalis) and two pumas (Puma concolor). We identified four tick species: Rhipicephalus microplus and three species from genus Amblyomma, the most frequent being Amblyomma aureolatum; three flea species corresponding to Ctenocephalides felis, Xenopsylla cheopis, and Pulex irritans; and one mite of genus Eutrombicula. In ectoparasites we found DNA of Rickettsia parkeri and Rickettsia asembonensis in ticks and DNA of Bartonella clarridgeiae, Bartonella sp. and R. asembonensis in fleas. Our results highlight the evidences of vectors and vector-borne agents in wild animals, and their potential wide distribution in the Pampa biome and the southernmost portion of the Atlantic Rainforest in Brazil.
Keywords	Amblyomma ; Bartonella clarridgeiae ; Ctenocephalides felis ; DNA ; Eutrombicula ; Leopardus geoffroyi ; Leopardus pardalis ; Leopardus wiedii ; Neotropics ; Panthera ; Pulex irritans ; Puma concolor ; Puma yagouaroundi ; Rhipicephalus microplus ; Rickettsia parkeri ; Xenopsylla cheopis ; ecosystems ; mites ; rain forests ; ticks ; Brazil
Language	English
Dates of publication	2021-07
Publishing place	Elsevier GmbH
Document type	Article
ZDB-ID	2541872-5
ISSN	1877-9603 ; 1877-959X
ISSN (online)	1877-9603
ISSN	1877-959X
DOI	10.1016/j.ttbdis.2021.101706
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Article: Serosurvey of antibodies against zoonotic pathogens in free-ranging wild canids (Cerdocyon thous and Lycalopex gymnocercus) from Southern Brazil

Comparative immunology, microbiology, and infectious diseases. 2021 Dec., v. 79

2021

Abstract	The expansion of urbanization on natural areas is increasing contact between human populations with wild animals. Wild carnivores can act as sentinel hosts or environmental health indicators. Thus, the aim of this work was to investigate the exposure of two major species of wild canids from Southern Brazil to selected pathogens. For that, we live-trapped free-ranging Cerdocyon thous and Lycalopex gymnocercus in five localities and determined the frequency of animals with antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii, Trypanosoma cruzi, Leishmania infantum, Neospora caninum, and Leptospira spp. Among the canids sampled, 23% (12/52) (95%CI: 13–36%) had antibodies against T. gondii, with titers ranging from 64 to 512. For T. cruzi, 28% (15/52) (95%CI: 18–42%) of sampled canids were seropositive, with titers ranging from 8 to 64. Concerning the protozoan pathogen N. caninum, a total of 5% (3/52) (95%CI: 2–15%) of wild canids had antibodies against it. None of the sampled canids showed the presence of antibodies against L. infantum. On the other hand, 44% (23/52) (95%CI: 31–57%) of the wild canids showed antibodies against Leptospira spp. The set of results presented here, show that free-ranging neotropical wild canids are exposed and have antibodies against to T. gondii, T. cruzi, Leptospira spp., and to a lesser degree to N. caninum. We found no evidence of L. infantum circulation among the studied populations. These results highlight some of the major pathogens which may represent risks for populations of these wild canids.The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
Keywords	Cerdocyon thous ; Leishmania infantum ; Leptospira ; Lycalopex gymnocercus ; Neospora caninum ; Neotropics ; Toxoplasma gondii ; Trypanosoma cruzi ; environmental health ; humans ; microbiology ; pathogens ; seroprevalence ; urbanization ; Brazil
Language	English
Dates of publication	2021-12
Publishing place	Elsevier Ltd
Document type	Article
ZDB-ID	436522-7
ISSN	1878-1667 ; 0147-9571
ISSN (online)	1878-1667
ISSN	0147-9571
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Article: The role of the environment in the spatial dynamics of an extensive hybrid zone between two neotropical cats

Journal of evolutionary biology. 2021 Apr., v. 34, no. 4

2021

Abstract	Identifying factors that create and maintain a hybrid zone is of great interest to ecology, evolution and, more recently, conservation biology. Here, we investigated the role of environmental features in shaping the spatial dynamics of a hybrid zone between the southern tigrina, Leopardus guttulus, and Geoffroy's cat, L. geoffroyi, testing for exogenous selection as the main force acting on its maintenance. These Neotropical felid species are mainly allopatric, with a restricted area of sympatry in the ecotone between the Atlantic Forest and Pampa biomes. As both biomes have experienced high rates of anthropogenic habitat alteration, we also analysed the influence of habitat conversion on the hybrid zone structure. To do this, we used 13 microsatellite loci to identify potential hybrids and generated ecological niche models for them and their parental species. We compared the influence of variables on parental species and hybrid occurrence and calculated the amount of niche overlap among them. Parental species showed different habitat requirements and predicted co‐occurrence was restricted to the forest‐grassland mosaic of the ecotone. However, hybrids were found beyond this area, mainly in the range of L. geoffroyi. Hybrids demonstrated higher tolerance to habitat alteration than parental types, with a probability of occurrence that was positively related with mosaics of cropland areas and remnants of natural vegetation. These results indicate that exogenous selection alone does not drive the dynamics of the hybrid zone, and that habitat conversion influences its structure, potentially favouring hybrids over parental species.
Keywords	Leopardus geoffroyi ; Neotropics ; allopatry ; cropland ; ecotones ; evolution ; forests ; habitat destruction ; hybrids ; microsatellite repeats ; niches ; probability ; sympatry ; wildlife management
Language	English
Dates of publication	2021-04
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Publishing place	John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
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ISSN	1420-9101 ; 1010-061X
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Article: Molecular and Serological Survey of the Cat-Scratch Disease Agent (Bartonella henselae) in Free-Ranging Leopardus geoffroyi and Leopardus wiedii (Carnivora: Felidae) From Pampa Biome, Brazil

Souza, Ugo Araújo / Webster, Anelise / Dall’Agnol, Bruno / Morel, Ana Paula / Peters, Felipe Bortolotto / Favarini, Marina Ochoa / Mazim, Fábio Dias / Soares, José Bonifácio Garcia / Tirelli, Flavia Pereira / Tortato, Marcos Adriano / de Lemos, Elba Regina Sampaio / Trigo, Tatiane Campos / Soares, João Fabio / Reck, José

Microbial ecology. 2021 Feb., v. 81, no. 2

2021

Abstract: The genus Bartonella comprises emerging bacteria that affect humans and other mammals worldwide. Felids represent an important reservoir for several Bartonella species. Domestic cats are the main reservoir of Bartonella henselae, the agent of cat scratch ...

Abstract	The genus Bartonella comprises emerging bacteria that affect humans and other mammals worldwide. Felids represent an important reservoir for several Bartonella species. Domestic cats are the main reservoir of Bartonella henselae, the agent of cat scratch disease (CSD). It can be transmitted directly by scratches and bites from infected cats and via cat fleas. This study aims to investigate the circulation of Bartonella spp. in free-ranging Neotropical wild felids from Southern Brazil using serological and molecular methods. In this study, 53 live-trapped free-ranging wild felids were sampled, 39 Leopardus geoffroyi and 14 Leopardus wiedii, from five municipalities in the Rio Grande, do Sul state, southern Brazil. All captured animals were clinically healthy. Two blood samples of L. geoffroyi were positive, by PCR, for the presence of B. henselae DNA. Conversely, none of L. wiedii blood samples were positive when tested using PCR. Indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA) showed that 28% of serum samples of wild felids were reactive (seropositive) for B. henselae by immunofluorescence, with titers ranging from 64 to 256. The results presented here provide the first evidence of a Bartonella-enzootic cycle involving L. geoffroyi and L. wiedii, which may account for the spillover of the emerging zoonotic pathogen B. henselae for the indigenous fauna in Southern Brazil.
Keywords	Bartonella henselae ; DNA ; Leopardus geoffroyi ; Leopardus wiedii ; Neotropics ; blood serum ; cat scratch disease ; ecosystems ; fauna ; fluorescent antibody technique ; microbial ecology ; pathogens ; serological surveys ; seroprevalence ; Brazil
Language	English
Dates of publication	2021-02
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Publishing place	Springer US
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ZDB-ID	1462065-0
ISSN	1432-184X ; 0095-3628
ISSN (online)	1432-184X
ISSN	0095-3628
DOI	10.1007/s00248-020-01601-x
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