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Table 2 Number of bats collected per locality (n), total number of bats (N), and infected bats (p), 95% confidence intervals of prevalences (CI) by Bartonella spp. and Coxiella burnetii

From: Coxiella and Bartonella spp. in bats (Chiroptera) captured in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest biome

Family: Sub-family

Localities

PCR assay

Jacarepagua/RJ n/N(%)

APA Pratigi/BA n/N(%)

PEST/SC n/N(%)

Total bats N(%)

Bartonella positive p/N(%;CI)

Coxiella positive p/N(%; CI)

Bartonella and Coxiella positive p/N(%;CI)

Phyllostomidae: Carolliinae

Carollia perspicillata

4/34(11.8)

23/34(67.7)

7/34(20.6)

34(28.6)

5/34(14.7; 4.9–31.0)

NS

NA

Rhinophylla pumilio

0/7(0)

7/7(100)

0/7(0)

7(5.9)

1/7(14.3; 0.3–57.8)

NS

NA

Phyllostomidae: Desmodontinae

Desmodus rotundus

15/15(100)

0/15(0)

0/15(0)

15(12.6)

6/15(40; 16.3–67.7)

NS

NA

Phyllostomidae: Glossophaginae

Anoura caudifer

0/1(0)

0/1(0)

1/1 (100)

1(0.8)

NS

NS

NA

Glossophaga soricina

2/2(100)

0/2(0)

0/2(0)

2(1.7)

NS

NS

NA

Lonchophylla peracchii

1/1(100)

0/1(0)

0/1(0)

1(0.8)

NS

NS

NA

Phyllostomidae: Glyphonycterinae

Trinycteris nicefori

0/1(0)

1/1(100)

0/1(0)

1(0.8)

NS

NS

NA

Phyllostomidae: Micronycterinae

Micronycteris minuta

1/1(100)

0/1(0)

0/1(0)

1(0.8)

NS

NS

NA

Micronycteris sp.

1/1(100)

0/1(0)

0/1(0)

1(0.8)

NS

NS

NA

Phyllostomidae: Phyllostominae

Phyllostomus discolor

0/4(0)

4/4(100)

0/4(0)

4(3.4)

1/4(25; 0.6–80.5)

NS

NA

Phyllostomus hastatus

0/1(0)

0/1(0)

1/1(100)

1(0.8)

NS

NS

NA

Phyllostomidae: Stenodermatinae

Artibeus fimbriatus

3/7 (42.9)

0/7(0)

4/7(57.1)

7(5.9)

1/7(14.3; 0.3–57.8)

1/7(14.3; 0.3–57.8)

1/7(14.3; 0.3–57.8)

Artibeus lituratus

4/14(28.6)

2/14(14.3)

8/14(57.1)

14(11.8)

1/14(7.1; 0.1–33.8)

3/14(21.4; 4.6–50.7)

NA

Artibeus obscurus

1/2(50)

0/2(0)

1/2(50)

2(1.7)

1/2(50; 1.2–98.7)

NS

NA

Artibeus planirostris

0/5(0)

5/5(100)

0/5(0)

5(4.2)

NS

NS

NA

Chiroderma doriae

0/1(0)

0/1(0)

1/1(100)

1(0.8)

NS

NS

NA

Dermanura cinerea

0/4(0)

4/4(100)

0/4(0)

4(3.4)

NS

NS

NA

Sturnira lillium

6/12 (50)

0/12(0)

6/12(50)

12(10.1)

6/12(50; 21.0–78.9)

NS

NA

Sturnira tildae

2/2(100)

0/2(0)

0/2(0)

2(1.7)

NS

NS

NA

Vampyressa pusilla

2/2(100)

0/2(0)

0/2(0)

2(1.7)

NS

NS

NA

Vespertilionidae: Myotinae

Myotis nigricans

2/2(100)

0/2(0)

0/2(0)

2(1.7)

NS

NS

NA

TOTAL

44

47

28

119

22 (18.5; 11.9–26.6)

4 (3.4; 0.9–8.3)

1(0.8; 0.02–4.5)

  1. NS negative sample, NA not applicable