@article{fdi:010076446,
  title = {{B}iogeography of {L}eptospira in wild animal communities inhabiting the insular ecosystem of the western {I}ndian {O}cean islands and neighboring {A}frica},
  author = {{D}ietrich, {M}uriel and {G}omard, {Y}. and {L}agadec, {E}. and {R}amazindrazana, {B}. and {L}e {M}inter, {G}. and {G}uernier, {V}anina and {B}enlali, {A}. and {R}ocamora, {G}. and {M}arkotter, {W}. and {G}oodman, {S}.{M}. and {D}ellagi, {K}. and {T}ortosa, {P}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{U}nderstanding the processes driving parasite assemblages is particularly important in the context of zoonotic infectious diseases. {L}eptospirosis is a widespread zoonotic bacterial infection caused by pathogenic species of the genus {L}eptospira. {D}espite a wide range of animal hosts, information is still lacking on the factors shaping {L}eptospira diversity in wild animal communities, especially in regions, such as tropical insular ecosystems, with high host species richness and complex biogeographical patterns. {U}sing a large dataset (34 mammal species) and a multilocus approach at a regional scale, we analyzed the role of both host species diversity and geography in {L}eptospira genetic diversity in terrestrial small mammals (rodents, tenrecs, and shrews) and bats from 10 different islands/countries in the western {I}ndian {O}cean ({WIO}) and neighboring {A}frica. {A}t least four {L}eptospira spp. ({L}. interrogans, {L}. borgpetersenii, {L}. kirschneri, and {L}. mayottensis) and several yet-unidentified genetic clades contributed to a remarkable regional {L}eptospira diversity, which was generally related to the local occurrence of the host species rather than the geography. {I}n addition, the genetic structure patterns varied between {L}eptospira spp., suggesting different evolutionary histories in the region, which might reflect both in situ diversification of native mammals (for {L}. borgpetersenii) and the more recent introduction of non-native host species (for {L}. interrogans). {O}ur data also suggested that host shifts occurred between bats and rodents, but further investigations are needed to determine how host ecology may influence these events.},
  keywords = {{MADAGASCAR} ; {MAYOTTE} ; {COMORES} ; {OCEAN} {INDIEN} {ILES} ; {TANZANIE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{E}merging {M}icrobes and {I}nfections},
  volume = {7},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {art. no 57 [12 ]},
  ISSN = {2222-1751},
  year = {2018},
  DOI = {10.1038/s41426-018-0059-4},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010076446},
}