Article
Global distribution of Bartonella infections in domestic bovine and characterization of Bartonella bovis strains using multi-locus sequence typing.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Bai Ying, Malania Lile, Alvarez Castillo Danilo, Moran David, Boonmar Sumalee, Chanlun Aran, Suksawat Fanan, Maruyama Soichi, Knobel Darryn, Kosoy Michael
Abstract excerpt
Bartonella bovis is commonly detected in cattle. One B. bovis strain was recently isolated from a cow with endocarditis in the USA, suggesting its role as an animal pathogen. In the present study, we investigated bartonella infections in 893 cattle from five countries (Kenya, Thailand, Japan, Georgia, and Guatemala) and 103 water buffaloes from Thailand to compare the prevalence of the infection among different...
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