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Evolutionary history of rat‐borne <i><scp>B</scp>artonella</i>: the importance of commensal rats in the dissemination of bacterial infections globally
6 Aug 2013
Abstract excerpt
Emerging pathogens that originate from invasive species have caused numerous significant epidemics. Some bacteria of genus Bartonella are rodent-borne pathogens that can cause disease in humans and animals alike. We analyzed gltA sequences of 191 strains of rat-associated bartonellae from 29 rodent species from 17 countries to test the hypotheses that this bacterial complex evolved and diversified in Southeast...
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