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. 2021 Jun 9;16(6):e0236971. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0236971

Table 1. PCR results by species and season (bats).

Suborder, family and species (>10 sampled individuals) Wet Season Dry Season Total
PCR positives PCR positives PCR positives
Yinpterochiroptera total** 13.3% (78/586) 5.6% (23/408) 10.2% (101/994)
    Pteropodidae total** 13.6% (77/567) 4.0% (12/303) 10.2% (89/870)
        Micropteropus pusillus** 10.3% (27/263) 1.3% (2/153) 7% (29/416)
        Epomops franqueti 16.5% (18/109) 13.5% (5/37) 15.8% (23/146)
        Megaloglossus woermanni 11.9% (5/42) 6.6% (5/76) 8.5% (10/118)
        Eidolon helvum 22.3% (23/103) - (0/0) 22.3% (23/103)
        Myonycteris torquata 0% (0/11) 0% (0/11) 0% (0/22)
    Rhinolophidae total** 100% (1/1) 0% (0/61) 1.6% (1/62)
    Hipposideridae total* 0% (0/18) 25% (11/44) 17.7% (11/62)
        Hipposideros ruber 0% (0/12) 33.3% (3/9) 14.3% (3/21)
        Triaenops persicus - (0/0) 13.8% (4/29) 13.8% (4/29)
Yangochiroptera total** 0.6% (1/167) 8.7% (17/194) 5.0% (18/361)
    Miniopteridae total 0% (0/1) 20% (3/15) 18.8% (3/16)
        Pipistrellus nanus 0% (0/1) 0% (0/10) 0% (0/11)
    Molossidae total** 1.1% (1/92) 14.8% (13/88) 7.8% (14/180)
        Chaerephon pumilus 0% (0/33) 12.5% (4/32) 6.2% (4/65)
        Mops condylurus 1.9% (1/52) 13.2% (7/53) 7.6% (8/105)
    Vespertilionidae total 0% (0/74) 1.1% (1/91) 0.6% (1/165)
        Scotophilus dinganii 0% (0/18) 9% (1/11) 3.4% (1/29)
Total** 10.5% (79/754) 6.6% (40/602) 8.8% (119/1356)

* Significant difference between calendric seasons P<0.05 (Chi-square with Yates correction)

** Highly significant difference between calendric seasons P<0.01 (Chi-square with Yates correction)