Prevalence and genetic diversity of bartonella species detected in different tissues of small mammals in Nepal.

ABSTRACT: Bartonellae were detected in a total of 152 (23.7%) of 642 tissues from 108 (48.4%) of 223 small mammals trapped in several urban areas of Nepal. Based on rpoB and gltA sequence analyses, genotypes belonging to seven known Bartonella species and five genotypes not belonging to previously known species were identified in these animals.

SUBMITTER: Gundi VA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3008224 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature