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Limited diversity among human isolates of Bartonella henselae.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Dec 2002
Dillon B, Valenzuela J, Don R, Blanckenberg D, Wigney D I, Malik R, Morris A J, Robson J M, Iredell J
Abstract excerpt
A study of 59 isolates of Bartonella henselae reveals relatively limited diversity among those of human origin (n = 28). Either of two distinct alleles of both gltA and 16S ribosomal DNA (rDNA) was found in all isolates, with a high level of congruity between 16S and gltA inheritance among proven human pathogens. Human isolates from all over Eastern Australia were most commonly 16S rDNA (Bergmans) type I, with...
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