Molecular identification of Bartonella spp. in free-ranging cervids and deer keds (Lipoptena cervi) from Norway

• Main Authors: Ražanskė, Irma, Rosef, Olav, Radzijevskaja, Jana, Klepeckienė, Kamilė, Lipatova, Indrė, Paulauskas, Algimantas
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Bartonella; Roe deer; Red deer; Moose; Norway; Vay; Alces alces
• Online Access: http://vdu.lvb.lt/VDU:ELABAPDB31734683&prefLang=en_US

In the present study, we aimed to investigate the prevalence of Bartonella spp. in three species of Norwegian free-ranging cervids: moose, red deer and roe deer, and deer keds and to characterise the bacteria by sequencing of the partial gltA gene and 16S-23S rRNA intergenic spacer region (ITS) in o...