Isolation of Bartonella sp. from sheep blood.

ABSTRACT: A Bartonella sp. was isolated from sheep blood. Bacterial identification was conducted by using electron microscopy and DNA sequencing of the 16S rRNA, citrate synthase, riboflavin synthase, and RNAase P genes. To our knowledge, this is the first report of ovine Bartonella infection.

SUBMITTER: Bemis DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2851521 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature