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Bartonella spp. in Small Mammals, Benin.
Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 Apr 2016
Martin-Alonso Aarón, Houemenou Gualbert, Abreu-Yanes Estefanía, Valladares Basilio, Feliu Carlos, Foronda Pilar
Abstract excerpt
This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and genetic diversity of Bartonella organisms in small mammals in Cotonou, Benin. We captured 163 rodents and 12 insectivores and successfully detected Bartonella DNA from 13 of the 175 small mammal individuals. Bartonella spp., identical or closely related to Bartonella elizabethae, Bartonella tribocorum, and Bartonella rochalimae, was detected. A potential new...
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