Table 1.
Vespertilionid bats species examined for Encephalitozoon spp., sorted according to localities and gender.
| Characteristic | Animal Species | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myotis myotis | Nyctalus noctula | Vespertilio murinus | ||
| Localities | p = 0.0409 | p = 0.2258 | p > 0.9999 | |
| Czech Republic | 22/50 (44%) | 2/35 (6%) | 1/5 (20%) | 25/90 (28%) |
| Central Bohemian | 1/5 (20%) | 0/10 (0%) | 1/2 | 2/17 (12%) |
| Moravian-Silesian | 1/7 (14%) | – | – | 1/7 (14%) |
| Plzeň | 0/1 | 0/2 | – | 0/3 |
| Prague | – | 1/5 (20%) | 0/1 | 1/6 (17%) |
| South Moravia | 19/32 (59%) | 0/6 (0%) | 0/2 | 19/40 (48%) |
| No information | 1/5 (20) | 1/12 (8%) | 0 | 2/17 (12%) |
| Slovak Republic | 0/2 | 0/8 (0%) | 0/0 | 0/10 (0%) |
| Gender | p > 0.5234 | p > 0.9999 | p = 0.4000 | |
| Female | 10/21 (48%) | 1/27 (4%) | 1/2 | 12/50 (24%) |
| Male | 12/31 (39%) | 1/16 (6%) | 0/3 | 13/50 (26%) |
| Total | 22/52 (42%) | 2/43 (5%) | 1/5 (20%) | 25/100 (25%) |
In total, two genotypes were characterized in bats from the Czech Republic: genotype E. cuniculi II was detected in two N. noctula and in one V. murinus and genotype E. hellem 2C was detected in three M. myotis.