Lack of Detection of Toxoplasma gondii in Pipistrellus spp. Bats from Densely Cat-Populated Areas of NE Spain
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Animals and Samples
2.2. Molecular Analysis
2.3. Statistical Analyses
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Lobato-Bailón, L.; López-Morales, A.; Quintela, R.; Ribas, M.P.; Molina-López, R.; Obon, E.; Napp, S.; Pailler-García, L.; Espunyes, J.; Cabezón, Ó. Lack of Detection of Toxoplasma gondii in Pipistrellus spp. Bats from Densely Cat-Populated Areas of NE Spain. Pathogens 2022, 11, 1451. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens11121451
Lobato-Bailón L, López-Morales A, Quintela R, Ribas MP, Molina-López R, Obon E, Napp S, Pailler-García L, Espunyes J, Cabezón Ó. Lack of Detection of Toxoplasma gondii in Pipistrellus spp. Bats from Densely Cat-Populated Areas of NE Spain. Pathogens. 2022; 11(12):1451. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens11121451
Chicago/Turabian StyleLobato-Bailón, Lourdes, Ane López-Morales, Rita Quintela, Maria Puig Ribas, Rafael Molina-López, Elena Obon, Sebastián Napp, Lola Pailler-García, Johan Espunyes, and Óscar Cabezón. 2022. "Lack of Detection of Toxoplasma gondii in Pipistrellus spp. Bats from Densely Cat-Populated Areas of NE Spain" Pathogens 11, no. 12: 1451. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens11121451
APA StyleLobato-Bailón, L., López-Morales, A., Quintela, R., Ribas, M. P., Molina-López, R., Obon, E., Napp, S., Pailler-García, L., Espunyes, J., & Cabezón, Ó. (2022). Lack of Detection of Toxoplasma gondii in Pipistrellus spp. Bats from Densely Cat-Populated Areas of NE Spain. Pathogens, 11(12), 1451. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens11121451