Bartonella spp. Isolated from Wild and Domestic Ruminants in North America.

Autor: Chang, Chao-chin, Chomel, Bruno B., Kasten, Rickie W., Heller, Remy, Kocan, Katherine M., Ueno, Hiroshi, Yamamoto, Kazuhiro, Bleich, Vernon C., Pierce, Becky M., Gonzales, Ben J., Swift, Pamela K., Boyce, Walter M., Jang, Spencer S., Boulouis, Henri-Jean, Piemont, Yves
Předmět:
Zdroj: Emerging Infectious Diseases; May/Jun2000, Vol. 6 Issue 3, p306-311, 6p, 1 Diagram
Abstrakt: Bartonella species were isolated from 49% of 128 cattle from California and Oklahoma, 90% of 42 mule deer from California, and 15% of 100 elk from California and Oregon. Isolates from all 63 cattle, 14 deer, and 1 elk had the same polymerase chain reaction/restriction fragment length polymorphism profiles. Our findings indicate potential for inter- and intraspecies transmission among ruminants, as well as risk that these Bartonella spp. could act as zoonotic agents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index