Publications by authors named "C Bonacic"
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- This study focuses on the genetic diversity of a common tapeworm that infects cats and rodents, specifically researching its presence in the Americas, where little is known about it.
- Using DNA barcoding, researchers analyzed samples from invasive black rats and a small native felid, revealing only two haplotypes, indicating low genetic variability.
- The results suggest a connection to the tapeworm's arrival in the Americas during Spanish colonization, highlighting its relationships to populations from other regions and offering new insights into its biogeography and evolutionary history.
This study presents the first detection of metacestodes in guanaco () within the Chilean Patagonia, marking the southernmost record of natural infection in an intermediate host on the continent. was found in the continental part of the Magallanes region where the top predators are pumas (). Conversely, all metacestodes found in guanacos collected from Tierra del Fuego Island, where no pumas exist, were identified solely as .
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBartonella spp. was screened in 155 rodents from Chile, mainly the invasive rats Rattus norvegicus and Rattus rattus. A total of 155 spleen and 50 blood samples were analyzed through real-time PCR for Bartonella spp.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The degree of temporal overlap between sympatric wild hosts species and their behavioral interactions can be highly relevant to the transmission of pathogens. However, this topic has been scantly addressed. Furthermore, temporal overlap and interactions within an assemblage of wild rodents composed of native and introduced species have been rarely discussed worldwide.
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