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Table 4 Hosts and geographical distribution of the six major clades of bat-associated bartonellae

From: Bartonella DNA in heart tissues of bats in central and eastern Europe and a review of phylogenetic relations of bat-associated bartonellae

Clade

Host order

Host family

Geographical distribution

I

Yangochiroptera

Phyllostomidae

Central and South America

Mormoopidae

Central and South America

Vespertilionidae

North America, Europe

II

Yangochiroptera

Vespertilionidae

North America, Europe

IIIa

Yangochiroptera

Vespertilionidae

Asia, Europe

Yinpterochiroptera

Pteropodidae

Africa

Rhinolophidae

Africa, Asia

IVa

Yangochiroptera

Miniopteridae

Africa

Vespertilionidae

Asia, Europe, North America

Yinpterochiroptera

Hipposideridae

Africa, Asia

Pteropodidae

Africa

Rhinolophidae

Africa, Asia

Va

Yangochiroptera

Noctilionidae

South America

Phyllostomidae

Central and South America

Yinpterochiroptera

Pteropodidae

Africa

Rhinolophidae

Asia

VI

Yangochiroptera

Phyllostomidae

Central America

Vespertilionidae

Central America

  1. aPresent also sequences from bat flies