Samiullah Soomro

Molecular detection and genetic diversity of Ehrlichia spp. in bats and bat-associated Reticulinasus soft ticks in Thailand.

Ehrlichia is a genus of Gram-negative, obligate intracellular bacteria that causes ehrlichiosis in a wide range of domestic and wild animals and is primarily transmitted by ticks. Although Ehrlichia species have been reported in numerous vertebrate hosts, their occurrence in bats remains poorly understood. Thailand, lo...