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Bartonella schoenbuchii sp. nov., isolated from the blood of wild roe deer.
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology - 1 Jul 2001
Dehio C, Lanz C, Pohl R, Behrens P, Bermond D, Piémont Y, Pelz K, Sander A
Abstract excerpt
The genus Bartonella comprises two human-specific pathogens and a growing number of zoonotic or animal-specific species. Domesticated as well as wild mammals can serve as reservoir hosts for the zoonotic agents and transmission to humans may occur by blood sucking arthropods or by direct blood to blood contact. Humans may come into intimate contact with free-ranging mammals during hunting, especially during...
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