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Genetic diversity of Bartonella genotypes found in the striped field mouse (Apodemus agrarius) in Central Europe.
Parasitology - 1 Sept 2016
Kraljik Jasna, Paziewska-Harris Anna, Miklisová Dana, Blaňarová Lucia, Mošanský Ladislav, Bona Martin, Stanko Michal
Abstract excerpt
We investigated the diversity of Bartonella in Apodemus agrarius, an important rodent of peri-domestic habitats, which has spread into Europe in the past 1000 years. Spleen samples of 344 A. agrarius from Eastern Slovakia were screened for the presence of Bartonella spp. using 16S-23S rRNA internal transcribed spacer region and bacteria were detected in 9% of rodents. Based on sequencing of three housekeeping...
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