The occurrence of emerging infectious diseases and their relevance to human health has
increased the interest in bats as potential reservoir hosts and vectors of zoonotic pathogens …

Simple Summary The isolation of Leptospira is the most important test to assess infection in
animal species. Several animals play a role as maintenance-host for specific serovars and …

Found worldwide from Alaska to Australasia, Toxoplasma gondii knows no geographic
boundaries. The protozoan is the source of one of the most common parasitic infections in …

Host ecological factors and external environmental factors are known to influence the
structure of gut microbial communities, but few studies have examined the impacts of …

A growing number of recent studies have highlighted bats as a reservoir for Leptospira
bacteria, pointing out the potential role of bats in the epidemiology of the most widespread …

Leptospirosis, a worldwide distributed zoononis caused by bacteria of the genus Leptospira
(antigenically classified into serovars), may be direct or indirectly transmitted through …

Mercury (Hg) is a pervasive heavy metal that often enters the environment from
anthropogenic sources such as gold mining and agriculture. Chronic exposure to Hg can …

Bats are the only flying mammalian animals and are distributed worldwide. Bats are well‐
known hosts of several zoonotic viruses and bacteria, including Leptospira sp. Here, we …

Pathogenic Leptospira are the causative agents of leptospirosis, a disease of global concern
with major impact in tropical regions. Despite the importance of this zoonosis for human …

Antibiotic resistance mediated by bacterial production of extended‐spectrum beta‐
lactamase (ESBL) is a global threat to public health. ESBL resistance is most commonly …