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Description of Bartonella ancashensis sp. nov., isolated from the blood of two patients with verruga peruana.
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology - 1 Oct 2015
Mullins Kristin E, Hang Jun, Jiang Ju, Leguia Mariana, Kasper Matthew R, Ventosilla Palmira, Maguiña Ciro, Jarman Richard G, Blazes David, Richards Allen L
Abstract excerpt
Three novel isolates of the genus Bartonella were recovered from the blood of two patients enrolled in a clinical trial for the treatment of chronic stage Bartonella bacilliformis infection (verruga peruana) in Caraz, Ancash, Peru. The isolates were initially characterized by sequencing a fragment of the gltA gene, and found to be disparate from B. bacilliformis. The isolates were further characterized using...
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