Prevalence and diversity of small rodent-associated Bartonella species in Shangdang Basin, China

Autor: Juan Yu, Bing Xie, Ge-Yue Bi, Hui-Hui Zuo, Xia-Yan Du, Li-Fang Bi, Dong-Mei Li, Hua-Xiang Rao
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 16, Iss 6 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1935-2727
1935-2735
Popis: The aim of this study was to investigate the occurrence and molecular characteristics of Bartonella infections in small rodents in the Shangdang Basin, China. Small rodents were captured using snap traps, and their liver, spleen, and kidney tissues were harvested for Bartonella detection and identification using a combination of real-time PCR of the ssrA gene (296 bp) and conventional PCR and sequencing of the gltA gene (379 bp). Results showed that 55 of 147 small rodents to be positive for Bartonella, with a positivity rate of 37.41%, and 95% confidence interval of 29.50%- 45.33%. While the positivity rate across genders (42.62% in males and 33.72% in females, χ2 = 1.208, P = 0.272) and tissues (28.57% in liver, 33.59% in spleen, and 36.76% in kidney, χ2 = 2.197, P = 0.333) of small rodents was not statistically different, that in different habitats (5.13% in villages, 84.44% in forests, and 54.17% in farmlands, χ2 = 80.105, P
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