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Molecular detection of Bartonella grahamii and B. schoenbuchensis-related species in Korean water deer (Hydropotes inermis argyropus).
Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 Jun 2013
Ko Sungjin, Kim Su-jin, Kang Jun-gu, Won Sohyun, Lee Hang, Shin Nam-shik, Choi Kyoung-seong, Youn Hwa-young, Chae Joon-Seok
Abstract excerpt
We determined the prevalence of Bartonella spp. and investigated which species of Bartonella naturally infects Korean water deer (KWD, Hydropotes inermis argyropus) in the Republic of Korea (ROK). A total of 70 spleens from KWD carcasses were collected by the Conservation Genome Resource Bank for Korean Wildlife (CGRB) in the ROK between 2008 and 2009. Nested PCRs were performed using the rpoB gene and internal...
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