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Distribution, diversity, and host specificity of Bartonella in rodents from the Southeastern United States.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Nov 1997
Kosoy M Y, Regnery R L, Tzianabos T, Marston E L, Jones D C, Green D, Maupin G O, Olson J G, Childs J E
Abstract excerpt
A number of Bartonella isolates were obtained from seven species of rodents sampled from 12 geographic sites representing the major biotic communities of the southeastern United States. Bartonella were isolated from the blood of 42.2% of 279 tested rodents. The highest prevalence of infection typically occurred among the most commonly captured species in the rodent community. Four phylogenetic groups, uniting 14...
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