Japanese Macaques (Macaca fuscata) as Natural Reservoir of Bartonella quintana.

ABSTRACT: Bartonella quintana bacteremia was detected in 6 (13.3%) of 45 wild-caught Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata). Multilocus sequence typing of the isolates revealed that Japanese macaques were infected with a new and specific B. quintana sequence type. Free-ranging Japanese macaques thus represent another natural reservoir of B. quintana.

SUBMITTER: Sato S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4672446 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature