Japanese Macaques (Macaca fuscata) as Natural Reservoir of Bartonella quintana

Japanese Macaques (Macaca fuscata) as Natural Reservoir of Bartonella quintana

Bartonella quintana bacteremia was detected in 6 (13.3%) of 45 wild-caught Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata). Multilocus sequence typing of the isolates revealed that Japanese macaques were infected with a new and specific B. quintana sequence type. Free-ranging Japanese macaques thus represent ano...

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Main Authors: Shingo Sato, Hidenori Kabeya, Aika Yoshino, Wataru Sekine, Kazuo Suzuki, Hidetoshi B. Tamate, Shouki Yamazaki, Bruno B. Chomel, Soichi Maruyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Bartonella quintana
bacteria
trench fever
wild macaque
Japanese macaques
Macaca fuscata
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/12/15-0632_article

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