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Description of Candidatus Bartonella fadhilae n. sp. and Candidatus Bartonella sanaae n. sp. (Bartonellaceae) from Dipodillus dasyurus and Sekeetamys calurus (Gerbillinae) from the Sinai Massif (Egypt).
Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 Jul 2017
Alsarraf Mohammed, Mohallal Eman M E, Mierzejewska Ewa J, Behnke-Borowczyk Jolanta, Welc-Falęciak Renata, Bednarska Małgorzata, Dziewit Lukasz, Zalat Samy, Gilbert Francis, Behnke Jerzy M, Bajer Anna
Abstract excerpt
Bartonella spp. are parasites of mammalian erythrocytes and endothelial cells, transmitted by blood-feeding arthropod ectoparasites. Different species of rodents may constitute the main hosts of Bartonella, including several zoonotic species of Bartonella. The aim of this study was to identify and compare Bartonella species and genotypes isolated from rodent hosts from the South Sinai, Egypt. Prevalence of...
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