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Prevalence and genetic diversity of Bartonella strains in rodents from northwestern Mexico.
Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 Dec 2014
Rubio André V, Ávila-Flores Rafael, Osikowicz Lynn M, Bai Ying, Suzán Gerardo, Kosoy Michael Y
Abstract excerpt
Bartonella infections were investigated in wild rodents from northwestern Chihuahua, Mexico. A total of 489 rodents belonging to 14 species were surveyed in four areas. Bartonella bacteria were cultured from 50.1% of rodent samples (245/489). Infection rates ranged from 0% to 83.3% per rodent species, with no significant difference between sites except for Cynomys ludovicianus. Phylogenetic analyses of the...
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