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Prospective studies of Bartonella of rodents. Part II. Diverse infections in a single rodent community.
Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 Jan 2004
Kosoy Michael, Mandel Eric, Green Douglas, Marston Eric, Jones Dana, Childs James
Abstract excerpt
The genetic diversity of Bartonella species within a small mammal community and in individual cotton rats (Sigmodon hispidus) was examined by trapping, capturing, sampling, and releasing of marked animals over a 17-month interval. Based on sequence analyses of the Bartonella gltA gene, amplicons separated into four genogroups (A, B, C, and Pin) containing 11 variants. Although the prevalence of bacteremia due to...
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