Bartonella spp. isolated from wild and domestic ruminants in North America

Emerg Infect Dis. 2000 May-Jun;6(3):306-11. doi: 10.3201/eid0603.000313.

Abstract

Bartonella species were isolated from 49% of 128 cattle from California and Oklahoma, 90% of 42 mule deer from California, and 15% of 100 elk from California and Oregon. Isolates from all 63 cattle, 14 deer, and 1 elk had the same polymerase chain reaction/restriction fragment length polymorphism profiles. Our findings indicate potential for inter- and intraspecies transmission among ruminants, as well as risk that these Bartonella spp. could act as zoonotic agents.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Animals, Domestic
  • Animals, Wild
  • Bartonella / classification
  • Bartonella / genetics
  • Bartonella / isolation & purification*
  • Bartonella Infections / epidemiology
  • Bartonella Infections / microbiology
  • Bartonella Infections / veterinary*
  • Cattle
  • Cattle Diseases / microbiology*
  • Citrate (si)-Synthase / genetics
  • Deer
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
  • Ruminants / microbiology*

Substances

  • Citrate (si)-Synthase

Associated data

  • GENBANK/AF228768
  • GENBANK/AF228769
  • GENBANK/AF228770
  • GENBANK/AF228771
  • GENBANK/AF228772
  • GENBANK/AF228773
  • GENBANK/AF228774
  • GENBANK/AF228775
  • GENBANK/AF228776