Bartonella spp. in Bats, Kenya

We report the presence and diversity of Bartonella spp. in bats of 13 insectivorous and frugivorous species collected from various locations across Kenya. Bartonella isolates were obtained from 23 Eidolon helvum, 22 Rousettus aegyptiacus, 4 Coleura afra, 7 Triaenops persicus, 1 Hipposideros commerso...

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Published in:	Emerging infectious diseases Vol. 16; no. 12; pp. 1875 - 1881
Main Authors:	Kosoy, Michael, Bai, Ying, Lynch, Tarah, Kuzmin, Ivan V., Niezgoda, Michael, Franka, Richard, Agwanda, Bernard, Breiman, Robert F., Rupprecht, Charles E.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.12.2010 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Subjects:	Animals Bacteria Bacterial Proteins - genetics Bartonella Bartonella - classification Bartonella - genetics Bartonella - isolation & purification Bartonella Infections - epidemiology Bartonella Infections - microbiology Bartonella Infections - transmission Base Sequence Bats Chiroptera - classification Chiroptera - microbiology Citrate (si)-Synthase - genetics Disease Reservoirs - microbiology Genetic aspects Health aspects Host-Pathogen Interactions Humans Identification and classification Kenya Kenya - epidemiology Molecular Sequence Data Phylogeny Species Specificity zoonoses Kenya
ISSN:	1080-6040, 1080-6059, 1080-6059
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