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Bartonella belongs to a vast list of zoonotic pathogens that can infect mammals, including humans, but also companion animals and wildlife, and is capable of causing disease. Bats are a possible source and reservoir of this bacterial genus, and Bartonella spp. has already been identified in these animals in several countries. Using these premises, skin samples of the pinna and wing of 71 bats (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) collected from southern Portugal were tested through PCR for the presence of Bartonella spp., and positive results were found in 1.41% (1\/71). The sequence obtained shared genetic proximity with an already known pathogenic Bartonella strain that affects both humans and animals. 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