Understanding the role of bats as fungal vectors in the environment.

IF 5.2 1区生物学 Q1 MYCOLOGY

Ima Fungus Pub Date : 2024-09-04 DOI:10.1186/s43008-024-00161-w

Xiang-Fu Liu, Samantha Chandranath Karunarathna, Saowaluck Tibpromma, K W Thilini Chethana, Kevin D Hyde, Abdallah M Elgorban, Nakarin Suwannarach, Jaturong Kumla, Peter E Mortimer, Alice C Hughes

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Abstract

Bats (Chiroptera), the second largest group of mammals, are known for their unique immune system and their ability to act as vectors for various zoonoses. Bats also act as important carriers of fungi, which include plant, animal, and human pathogens. Their roosting areas, foraging behaviors, and even migration routes make bats ideal vectors for fungi. We isolated 75 culturable fungal species from bats in Yunnan Province, China, with 36 species representing known pathogens of plants, animals, and humans, while 39 species are non-pathogenic fungi. Among these species, 77% (58 species) belonged to Ascomycota, 9% (seven species) belonged to Basidiomycota, and 13% (10 species) belonged to Mucoromycota. Even though several taxonomic studies on fungi associated with bats have been published, studies exploring the role of bats as fungal vectors are lacking. This study discusses the fungi host-specific traits and pathogenicity and the impact and ecological significance of bats as fungal vectors.

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了解蝙蝠作为真菌载体在环境中的作用。

蝙蝠（Chiroptera）是哺乳动物的第二大类群，以其独特的免疫系统和作为各种人畜共患病传播媒介的能力而闻名。蝙蝠还是真菌的重要载体，其中包括植物、动物和人类病原体。蝙蝠的栖息地、觅食行为甚至迁徙路线都使它们成为真菌的理想载体。我们从中国云南省的蝙蝠身上分离出 75 种可培养的真菌，其中 36 种是已知的植物、动物和人类病原体，39 种是非致病性真菌。其中，77%（58 种）属于子囊菌目（Ascomycota），9%（7 种）属于担子菌目（Basidiomycota），13%（10 种）属于粘菌目（Mucoromycota）。尽管已经发表了一些关于与蝙蝠有关的真菌的分类研究，但还缺乏探讨蝙蝠作为真菌载体的作用的研究。本研究讨论了真菌的宿主特异性和致病性，以及蝙蝠作为真菌载体的影响和生态意义。

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Ima Fungus Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)

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11.00

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3.70%

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审稿时长

20 weeks

期刊介绍： The flagship journal of the International Mycological Association. IMA Fungus is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access, full colour, fast-track journal. Papers on any aspect of mycology are considered, and published on-line with final pagination after proofs have been corrected; they are then effectively published under the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants. The journal strongly supports good practice policies, and requires voucher specimens or cultures to be deposited in a public collection with an online database, DNA sequences in GenBank, alignments in TreeBASE, and validating information on new scientific names, including typifications, to be lodged in MycoBank. News, meeting reports, personalia, research news, correspondence, book news, and information on forthcoming international meetings are included in each issue