Article
Genetic diversity and Multilocus Sequence Typing Analysis of Bartonella henselae in domestic cats from Southeastern Brazil.
Acta tropica - 1 Oct 2021
Furquim Maria Eduarda Chiaradia, do Amaral Renan, Dias Clara Morato, Gonçalves Luiz Ricardo, Perles Livia, Lima Cirilo Antonio de Paula, Barros-Battesti Darci Moraes, Machado Rosangela Zacarias, André Marcos Rogério
Abstract excerpt
Bartonella henselae is the causative agent for the infectious disease Cat Scratch Disease (CSD), which can be fatal. Domestic and wild felines are known to be its main mammal reservoirs. The present study aimed to investigate the occurrence and genetic diversity of Bartonella spp. in cats sampled in São Paulo (SP) and Minas Gerais (MG) States, Southeastern Brazil. Based on a quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR)...
Topics
- Animals
- Bartonella Infections
- Bartonella henselae
- Brazil
- Cat Diseases
- Cat-Scratch Disease
- Cats
- DNA, Bacterial
- Genetic Variation
- Multilocus Sequence Typing
