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Molecular epidemiology of Bartonella species isolated from ground squirrels and other rodents in northern California.
Epidemiology and infection - 1 Jul 2016
Ziedins A C, Chomel B B, Kasten R W, Kjemtrup A M, Chang C-C
Abstract excerpt
Bartonella spp. are endemic in wild rodents in many parts of the world. A study conducted in two northern California counties (Sonoma and Yolo) sampling California ground squirrels (Otospermophilus beecheyi) and four other rodent species (Peromyscus maniculatus, P. boylii, P. truei and Neotoma fuscipes) led to the isolation of small Gram-negative bacilli which were identified as Bartonella spp. based on colony...
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