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Host specificity and genetic diversity of Bartonella in rodents and shrews from Eastern China.
Transboundary and emerging diseases - 1 Nov 2022
Zhang Li, Peng Qiuming, Gu Xiao-Lan, Su Wen-Qing, Cao Xiao-Qian, Zhou Chuan-Min, Qin Xiang-Rong, Han Hui-Ju, Yu Xue-Jie
Abstract excerpt
Bartonella are vector-borne gram-negative facultative intracellular bacteria causing emerging infectious diseases worldwide, and two thirds of known Bartonella species are carried by rodents. We captured rodents, shrews and rodent ectoparasitic mites in rural areas of Qingdao City, Shandong Province, China from 2012 to 2021 and used the animal spleen tissues for the PCR amplification of Bartonella gltA and rpoB...
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