Presence of Bartonella species in wild carnivores of northern Spain.

ABSTRACT: The genus Bartonella was detected by PCR in 5.7% (12/212) of wild carnivores from Northern Spain. Based on hybridization and sequence analyses, Bartonella henselae was identified in a wildcat (Felis silvestris), Bartonella rochalimae in a red fox (Vulpes vulpes) and in a wolf (Canis lupus), and Bartonella sp. in badgers (Meles meles).

SUBMITTER: Gerrikagoitia X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3264104 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature