Molecular characterisation of Bartonella species in cats from São Luís, state of Maranhão, north-eastern Brazil

Molecular characterisation of Bartonella species in cats from São Luís, state of Maranhão, north-eastern Brazil

Bartonella species are fastidious bacteria that predominantly infect mammalian erythrocytes and endothelial cells and cause long-lasting bacteraemia in their reservoir hosts. Reports that describe the epidemiology of bartonellosis in Brazil are limited. This study aimed to detect and characterise Ba...

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Main Authors: Maria do Socorro Costa de Oliveira Braga, Pedro Paulo Vissotto de Paiva Diniz, Marcos Rogério André, Caroline Plácidi de Bortoli, Rosangela Zacarias Machado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2012-09-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
Bartonella henselae
Bartonella clarridgeiae
cats
north-eastern Brazil
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762012000600011&lng=en&tlng=en

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