Bats (chiropteran) reported with Aspergillus species from Kubah National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia.
A preliminary survey of chiropterans (bats) with potential zoonotic fungi was conducted as part of the Sowell-UNIMAS Expedition 2006. This survey was conducted at Kubah National Park, Matang, Sarawak from 14th to 16th August 2006. The main aim of this survey was to document variety of fungal i...
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| author | Sathiya Seelan, Jaya Seelan Anwarali, F. A. Muid, Sepiah M.T, Abdullah |
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| description | A preliminary survey of chiropterans (bats)
with potential zoonotic fungi was conducted
as part of the Sowell-UNIMAS Expedition 2006.
This survey was conducted at Kubah National
Park, Matang, Sarawak from 14th to 16th August
2006. The main aim of this survey was to
document variety of fungal isolates from bats
external (ears) and internal (saliva and anal)
swabs. All of the fungi species were subjected
to both macroscopic and microscopic
observations to characterize their morphology.
Out of 23 species of bats observed, 13 (56.5%)
species were found to contain 17 fungi isolates
of the genus Aspergillus from five subgenera,
five sections and six species. The fungi isolates
were Aspergillus restrictus, A. sydowii, A.
fumigatus, A. niger, A. clavatus and A.
japonicus. The highest numbers of isolates
recorded was for A. restrictus with six isolates
followed by A. fumigatus and A. sydowii with
two isolates respectively. Where as, A. niger,
A. clavatus and A. japonicus each recorded with
one isolate only. Aspergillus fumigatus was the first record isolated from bats the samples (n =
64) from Sarawak. It was reported that this
isolate is a pathogenic and thermophilic (able
to grow up to 65°C) isolate which was found to
be on a lesion near ear opening of Hipposideros
cervinus. Further work should be done to
discover potential mycoflora in wildlife
mammals. |
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| spelling | unimas-18422022-01-20T01:09:51Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/1842/ Bats (chiropteran) reported with Aspergillus species from Kubah National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia. Sathiya Seelan, Jaya Seelan Anwarali, F. A. Muid, Sepiah M.T, Abdullah QL Zoology A preliminary survey of chiropterans (bats) with potential zoonotic fungi was conducted as part of the Sowell-UNIMAS Expedition 2006. This survey was conducted at Kubah National Park, Matang, Sarawak from 14th to 16th August 2006. The main aim of this survey was to document variety of fungal isolates from bats external (ears) and internal (saliva and anal) swabs. All of the fungi species were subjected to both macroscopic and microscopic observations to characterize their morphology. Out of 23 species of bats observed, 13 (56.5%) species were found to contain 17 fungi isolates of the genus Aspergillus from five subgenera, five sections and six species. The fungi isolates were Aspergillus restrictus, A. sydowii, A. fumigatus, A. niger, A. clavatus and A. japonicus. The highest numbers of isolates recorded was for A. restrictus with six isolates followed by A. fumigatus and A. sydowii with two isolates respectively. Where as, A. niger, A. clavatus and A. japonicus each recorded with one isolate only. Aspergillus fumigatus was the first record isolated from bats the samples (n = 64) from Sarawak. It was reported that this isolate is a pathogenic and thermophilic (able to grow up to 65°C) isolate which was found to be on a lesion near ear opening of Hipposideros cervinus. Further work should be done to discover potential mycoflora in wildlife mammals. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS) 2008 Article NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/1842/8/Sathiya.pdf text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/1842/10/JAYA.pdf Sathiya Seelan, Jaya Seelan and Anwarali, F. A. and Muid, Sepiah and M.T, Abdullah (2008) Bats (chiropteran) reported with Aspergillus species from Kubah National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia. Journal Of Tropical Biology And Conservation, 4 (1). pp. 81-97. ISSN 0034-7744 |
| spellingShingle | QL Zoology Sathiya Seelan, Jaya Seelan Anwarali, F. A. Muid, Sepiah M.T, Abdullah Bats (chiropteran) reported with Aspergillus species from Kubah National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia. |
| title | Bats (chiropteran) reported with Aspergillus species from Kubah National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia. |
| title_full | Bats (chiropteran) reported with Aspergillus species from Kubah National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia. |
| title_fullStr | Bats (chiropteran) reported with Aspergillus species from Kubah National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bats (chiropteran) reported with Aspergillus species from Kubah National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia. |
| title_short | Bats (chiropteran) reported with Aspergillus species from Kubah National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia. |
| title_sort | bats (chiropteran) reported with aspergillus species from kubah national park, sarawak, malaysia. |
| topic | QL Zoology |
| url | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/1842/ http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/1842/8/Sathiya.pdf http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/1842/10/JAYA.pdf |