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Prevalence and diversity of Bartonella spp. in bats in Peru.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Sept 2012
Bai Ying, Recuenco Sergio, Gilbert Amy Turmelle, Osikowicz Lynn M, Gómez Jorge, Rupprecht Charles, Kosoy Michael Y
Abstract excerpt
Bartonella infections were investigated in bats in the Amazon part of Peru. A total of 112 bats belonging to 19 species were surveyed. Bartonella bacteria were cultured from 24.1% of the bats (27/112). Infection rates ranged from 0% to 100% per bat species. Phylogenetic analyses of gltA of the Bartonella isolates revealed 21 genetic variants clustering into 13 divergent phylogroups. Some Bartonella strains were...
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