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Prevalence and genetic diversity of Bartonella species in sika deer (Cervus nippon) in Japan.
Comparative immunology, microbiology and infectious diseases - 1 Dec 2012
Sato Shingo, Kabeya Hidenori, Yamazaki Mari, Takeno Shinako, Suzuki Kazuo, Kobayashi Shinichi, Souma Kousaku, Masuko Takayoshi, Chomel Bruno B, Maruyama Soichi
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We report the first description of Bartonella prevalence and genetic diversity in 64 Honshu sika deer (Cervus nippon centralis) and 18 Yezo sika deer (Cervus nippon yesoensis) in Japan. Overall, Bartonella bacteremia prevalence was 41.5% (34/82). The prevalence in wild deer parasitized with ticks and deer keds was 61.8% (34/55), whereas no isolates were detected in captive deer (0/27) free of ectoparasites. The...
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