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Infections with Bartonella spp. in free-ranging cervids and deer keds (Lipoptena cervi) in Norway.
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Comparative immunology, microbiology and infectious diseases [Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis] 2018 Jun; Vol. 58, pp. 26-30. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Jun 29. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Bartonella bacteria are arthropod-borne and can cause long-term bacteremia in humans and animals. The predominant arthropod vectors and the mode of transmission for many novel Bartonella species remain elusive or essentially unstudied. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of Bartonella spp. in Norwegian cervids and deer keds (Lipoptena cervi) and to characterise the bacteria by sequencing of the partial gltA gene and 16 S-23 S rRNA intergenic spacer region (ITS) in order to evaluate a possible transmission route. A total of 260 spleen samples and 118 deer keds were collected from cervids by hunters in the Southern part of Norway. Bartonella DNA was detected in 10.5% of spleen samples of roe deer (n = 67), in 35.1% red deer (n = 37), in 35.9% moose (n = 156), and in 85% pools of adult wingless deer ked (n = 59). Two Bartonella lineages were identified based on phylogenetic analysis of the gltA gene and ITS region sequences.<br /> (Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
- Subjects :
- Animals
Animals, Wild microbiology
Bacteremia microbiology
Bacterial Proteins genetics
Bartonella classification
Bartonella genetics
Bartonella physiology
Bartonella Infections epidemiology
Bartonella Infections transmission
DNA, Bacterial isolation & purification
Humans
Norway epidemiology
Phylogeny
Prevalence
Spleen microbiology
Bartonella isolation & purification
Bartonella Infections veterinary
Deer microbiology
Deer parasitology
Diptera microbiology
Insect Vectors microbiology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1878-1667
- Volume :
- 58
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Comparative immunology, microbiology and infectious diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 30245047
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cimid.2018.06.003