First detection of Bartonella spp. in small mammals from rice storage and processing facilities in Myanmar and Sri Lanka
Abstract: (1) Background: Bartonella spp. are zoonotic bacteria with small mammals as main reservoirs. Bartonella spp. prevalence in small mammals from Myanmar and Sri Lanka are yet unknown. (2) Methods: Small mammals were snap trapped in Sri Lanka and Myanmar in urban surroundings. Spleens-derived...
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ftunivantwerpen:c:irua:177709 2023-11-05T03:44:44+01:00 First detection of Bartonella spp. in small mammals from rice storage and processing facilities in Myanmar and Sri Lanka Boege, Inga Pfeffer, Martin Htwe, Nyo M. Maw, Pyai P. Sarathchandra, Siriwardana Rampalage Sluydts, Vincent Piscitelli, Anna Pia Jacob, Jens Obiegala, Anna 2021 https://hdl.handle.net/10067/1777090151162165141 https://repository.uantwerpen.be/docstore/d:irua:6117 eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.3390/MICROORGANISMS9030658 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/isi/000633908600001 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess 2076-2607 Microorganisms Biology info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2021 ftunivantwerpen https://doi.org/10.3390/MICROORGANISMS9030658 2023-10-11T22:25:12Z Abstract: (1) Background: Bartonella spp. are zoonotic bacteria with small mammals as main reservoirs. Bartonella spp. prevalence in small mammals from Myanmar and Sri Lanka are yet unknown. (2) Methods: Small mammals were snap trapped in Sri Lanka and Myanmar in urban surroundings. Spleens-derived DNA was screened for Bartonella spp. using conventional PCR based on three target genes. Positive samples were sequenced. (3) Results: 994 small mammals were collected comprising 6 species: Bandicota bengalensis, Bandicota indica, Rattus exulans, Rattus rattus, Mus booduga, and Suncus murinus. In Myanmar, the Bartonella prevalence in Bandicoot rats (68.47%) was higher than in Rattus rattus (41.67%), Rattus exulans (21.33%), and Suncus murinus (3.64%). Furthermore the prevalence in Myanmar (34%, n = 495) was twice as high as in Sri Lanka (16%, n = 499). In Sri Lanka, Bartonella spp. occurred almost exclusively in R. rattus. In Myanmar, Bartonella kosoyi was mainly detected (56%), followed by Bartonella sp. KM2529 (15%), Bartonella sp. SE-Bart D (12%) and Bartonella henselae (1%). In Sri Lanka, B. phoceensis (60%) and Bartonella sp. KM2581 (33%) were predominant. (4) Conclusions: Bartonella spp. were detected in all investigated small mammal species from Myanmar and Sri Lanka for the first time. Bartonella kosoyi and B. henselae are zoonotic. As these small mammals originated from urban settlements, human bartonellosis seems likely to occur. Article in Journal/Newspaper Rattus rattus IRUA - Institutional Repository van de Universiteit Antwerpen Microorganisms 9 3 658 |
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Abstract: (1) Background: Bartonella spp. are zoonotic bacteria with small mammals as main reservoirs. Bartonella spp. prevalence in small mammals from Myanmar and Sri Lanka are yet unknown. (2) Methods: Small mammals were snap trapped in Sri Lanka and Myanmar in urban surroundings. Spleens-derived DNA was screened for Bartonella spp. using conventional PCR based on three target genes. Positive samples were sequenced. (3) Results: 994 small mammals were collected comprising 6 species: Bandicota bengalensis, Bandicota indica, Rattus exulans, Rattus rattus, Mus booduga, and Suncus murinus. In Myanmar, the Bartonella prevalence in Bandicoot rats (68.47%) was higher than in Rattus rattus (41.67%), Rattus exulans (21.33%), and Suncus murinus (3.64%). Furthermore the prevalence in Myanmar (34%, n = 495) was twice as high as in Sri Lanka (16%, n = 499). In Sri Lanka, Bartonella spp. occurred almost exclusively in R. rattus. In Myanmar, Bartonella kosoyi was mainly detected (56%), followed by Bartonella sp. KM2529 (15%), Bartonella sp. SE-Bart D (12%) and Bartonella henselae (1%). In Sri Lanka, B. phoceensis (60%) and Bartonella sp. KM2581 (33%) were predominant. (4) Conclusions: Bartonella spp. were detected in all investigated small mammal species from Myanmar and Sri Lanka for the first time. Bartonella kosoyi and B. henselae are zoonotic. As these small mammals originated from urban settlements, human bartonellosis seems likely to occur. |
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Boege, Inga Pfeffer, Martin Htwe, Nyo M. Maw, Pyai P. Sarathchandra, Siriwardana Rampalage Sluydts, Vincent Piscitelli, Anna Pia Jacob, Jens Obiegala, Anna |
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Boege, Inga Pfeffer, Martin Htwe, Nyo M. Maw, Pyai P. Sarathchandra, Siriwardana Rampalage Sluydts, Vincent Piscitelli, Anna Pia Jacob, Jens Obiegala, Anna |
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First detection of Bartonella spp. in small mammals from rice storage and processing facilities in Myanmar and Sri Lanka |
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First detection of Bartonella spp. in small mammals from rice storage and processing facilities in Myanmar and Sri Lanka |
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First detection of Bartonella spp. in small mammals from rice storage and processing facilities in Myanmar and Sri Lanka |
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First detection of Bartonella spp. in small mammals from rice storage and processing facilities in Myanmar and Sri Lanka |
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First detection of Bartonella spp. in small mammals from rice storage and processing facilities in Myanmar and Sri Lanka |
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first detection of bartonella spp. in small mammals from rice storage and processing facilities in myanmar and sri lanka |
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