Table 3.

Colony size and colour of seven isolates from bats after 24 h aerobic growth at 37 °C on Columbia agar with 5 % sheep blood

ID	Species	Host species	Colony size	Colony colour
2_7_1_Y (17942E)	S. kloosii	Serotine bat	1–2 mm	White/cream
14_7_6_SW	S. kloosii	Livingstone’s bat	2–3 mm	White
14_4_1_W	S. kloosii	Whiskered bat	1–2 mm	White
23_2_7_LYT	S. lloydii	Livingstone’s bat	1–2 mm	Yellow/cream
23_2_20_HW	S. lloydii	Livingstone’s bat	1–2 mm	White
18_1_E_LY	S. lloydii	Livingstone’s bat	2–3 mm	Cream
27_4_7_LYT	S. durrellii	Livingstone’s bat	1 mm	Yellow