Table 1.
Trypanosome species found in British bats.
| Bat species | No. sampled a | Locations (No. sampled) b | No. +ve | Trypanosome species |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) | 1 | CA | 1 | T. dionisii A |
| Soprano Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) | 25 | LA (12); WY (13) | 7 | T. dionisii A c |
| Barbastelle Bat (Barbastella barbastellus) | 1 | WY | 0 | |
| Bechstein’s Bat (Myotis bechsteinii) | 5 | BO (1); BF (1); GR (2); WY (1) | 0 | |
| Brown Long-eared Bat (Plecotus auritus) | 12 | WY (7); BO (2); BF (2); GR (1) | 0 | |
| Brandt’s Bat (Myotis brandtii) | 2 | BF (1); BO (1) | 0 | |
| BF (5); BO (4) | ||||
| Daubenton’s Bat (Myotis daubentonii) | 26 | GR (1); WY (18) | 0 | |
| Greater Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum) | 15 | GR (14); BO (1) | 0 | |
| Lesser Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros) | 5 | GR (4); BE (1) | 0 | |
| Natterer’s Bat (Myotis nattereri) | 32 | BF (8); BO (15); GR (5); WY (4) | 0 | |
| Noctule Bat (Nyctalus noctula) | 9 | AM (1); BIA (8) | 3 | T. dionisii B (New 2), T. vespertilionisd |
| Serotine Bat (Eptesicus serotinus) | 14 | AM (6); BA (2); BO (4); SL (1); WY (1) | 3 | T. dionisii B (New 1) |
| Whiskered Bat (Myotis mystacinus) | 7 | BO (6); BF (1) | 2 | T. dionisii B (New 1) |
a
Only includes bats which provided amplifiable DNA.
b
Codes for locations: AM: Amesbury – 51°10′11.95″N 1°47′14.62″W; BA: Bath – 51°23′11.28″N 2°24′08.78″W; BE: Belcombe – 51°36′46′79″N 2°39′63.93″W; BO: Box – 51°25′07.57″N 2°14′30.83″W; BIA: Bristol International Airport – 51°22′36.59″N 2°42′52.53″W; BF: Brown’s Folly – 51°23′30.35″N 2°17′45.66″W; LA: Lacock – 51.41′45.54″N 2.11′78.57″W; CA: Captive, origin unknown; GR: Gripwood – 51°20′20.17″N 2°15′24.82″W; SL: Slaughterford – 51°27′34.69″N 2°27′34.69″W; WY: Wytham – 51°46′31.20″N 1°20′25.84″W.
c
All infected bats were from WY.
d
All three bats were infected with New 2, of which one was co-infected with T. vespertilionis; all from BIA.