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Deciphering bartonella diversity, recombination, and host specificity in a rodent community.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Buffet Jean-Philippe, Pisanu Benoît, Brisse Sylvain, Roussel Sophie, Félix Benjamin, Halos Lénaïg, Chapuis Jean-Louis, Vayssier-Taussat Muriel
Abstract excerpt
Host-specificity is an intrinsic feature of many bacterial pathogens, resulting from a long history of co-adaptation between bacteria and their hosts. Alpha-proteobacteria belonging to the genus Bartonella infect the erythrocytes of a wide range of mammal orders, including rodents. In this study, we performed genetic analysis of Bartonella colonizing a rodent community dominated by bank voles (Myodes glareolus)...
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