Presence of Bartonella Species in Wild Carnivores of Northern Spain

ABSTRACT The genus Bartonella was detected by PCR in 5.7% (12/212) of wild carnivores from Northern Spain. Based on hybridization and sequence analyses, Bartonella henselae was identified in a wildcat ( Felis silvestris ), Bartonella rochalimae in a red fox ( Vulpes vulpes ) and in a wolf ( Canis lu...

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Published in:Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Main Authors: Gerrikagoitia, Xeider, Gil, Horacio, García-Esteban, Coral, Anda, Pedro, Juste, R. A., Barral, Marta
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2012
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Canis lupus
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/aem.05938-11
https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/AEM.05938-11
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Summary:ABSTRACT The genus Bartonella was detected by PCR in 5.7% (12/212) of wild carnivores from Northern Spain. Based on hybridization and sequence analyses, Bartonella henselae was identified in a wildcat ( Felis silvestris ), Bartonella rochalimae in a red fox ( Vulpes vulpes ) and in a wolf ( Canis lupus ), and Bartonella sp. in badgers ( Meles meles ).

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