Bat species | Cause of death | (%) | Main histo-pathological findings | Bacterial infection | (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Common pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) | Trauma†| (42.0) | 1. Mild to severe interstitial pneumonia | Pasteurella multocida | (68.2) |
 | Organ lesions‡ | (23.9) | 2. Mild to severe enteritis | Enterococcus faecalis |  |
 | Bacterial infection | (9.4) | 3. Mild to severe multiorgan parasitosis | Enterobacteriaceae |  |
 | Others* | (24.6) |  | Bacillus cereus |  |
Nathusius' pipistrelle (Pipistrellus nathusii) | Trauma†| (36.4) | 1. Mild to severe interstitial pneumonia | Pasteurella multocida | (28.6) |
 | Organ lesions‡ | (18.2) | 2. Necroses (liver, kidney) | Staphylococcus aureus | (28.6) |
 | Bacterial infection | (18.2) | 3. Mild to severe multiorgan parasitosis | Enterobacteriaceae |  |
 | Others* | (27.2) |  |  |  |
Common noctule (Nyctalus noctula) | Trauma§ | (70.7) | 1. Mild to moderate interstitial pneumonia | Enterobacteriaceae (Salmonella species, Escherichia coli) |  |
 | Organ lesions‡ | (12.0) | 2. Mild to severe multiorgan parasitosis | Staphylococcus aureus |  |
 | Bacterial infection | (4.3) | 3. Mild to severe enteritis |  |  |
 | Others* | (13.0) | 4. Foreign body granulomatous glossitisf |  |  |
 |  |  | 5. Pulmonary arterial hypertension |  |  |
Serotine bat (Eptesicus serotinus) | Trauma | (22.6) | 1. Mild to severe interstitial pneumonia | Enterococcus species | (55.6) |
 | Organ lesions | (20.8) | 2. Inflammatory cell infiltrates (liver) | Enterobacteriaceae |  |
 | Bacterial infection | (13.2) | 3. Mild to severe multiorgan parasitosis | Pasteurella multocida |  |
 | Others* | (43.4) | 4. Mild to severe enteritis | Aerococcus viridans |  |
Northern bat (Eptesicus nilssonii) | Organ lesions | (41.2) | 1. Mild to moderate interstitial pneumonia | Enterococcus faecium | Â |
 | Trauma | (11.8) | 2. Mild to severe enteritis |  |  |
 | Bacterial infection | (5.9) | 3. Inflammatory cell infiltrates (liver) |  |  |
 | Others* | (41.1) |  |  |  |
Parti-coloured bat (Vespertilio murinus) | Organ lesions | (30.4) | 1. Mild to moderate interstitial pneumonia | Pasteurella multocida | (42.9) |
 | Bacterial infection | (26.1) | 2. Necroses (various organs) | Enterococcus species | (42.9) |
 | Trauma†| (21.7) | 3. Fibrinous suppurative peri-/epicarditis | Enterobacter species |  |
 | Others* | (21.7) | 4. Severe multiorgan hemosiderosis |  |  |
Brown long-eared bat (Plecotus auritus) | Bacterial infection | (20.8) | 1. Mild to severe interstitial pneumonia | Pasteurella multocida | (40.0) |
 | Organ lesions‡ | (16.7) | 2. Necroses (various organs) | Enterobacteriaceae |  |
 | Trauma†| (12.5) |  |  |  |
 | Others* | (50.0) |  |  |  |
Whiskered bat (Myotis mystacinus) | Trauma†| (26.3) | 1. Mild to severe interstitial pneumonia | Pasteurella multocida | (33.3) |
 | Bacterial infection | (15.8) | 2. Renal/intestinal coccidiosis | Enterobacteriaceae |  |
 | Organ lesions‡ | (5.3) | 3. Mild bile duct proliferation | Enterococcus faecalis |  |
 | Others* | (52.6) |  | Clostridium sordellii |  |
Daubenton's bat (Myotis daubentonii) | Trauma | (50.0) | 1. Mild to moderate interstitial pneumonia | Cedecea davisae | Â |
 | Organ lesions‡ | (10.0) | 2. Mild to focal severe enteritis |  |  |
 | Others* | (40.0) | 3. Severe necrotizing hepatitis |  |  |
Natterer's bat (Myotis nattereri) | Trauma | (35.3) | 1. Mild interstitial pneumonia | Enterococcus faecalis | Â |
 | Organ lesions‡ | (11.8) | 2. Mild to moderate enteritis |  |  |
 | Bacterial infection | (5.9) |  |  |  |
 | Others* | (47.0) |  |  |  |