Prevalence of Bartonella infection in wild African lions (Panthera leo) and cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus)

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 100, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 31-41

  Molia, S ^a   Chomel, B B ^a   Kasten, R W ^a   Leutenegger, C M ^a   Steele, B R ^a   Marker, L ^b   Martenson, J S ^c   Keet, D F ^d   Bengis, R G ^d   Peterson, R P ^e   Munson, L ^a   O'Brien, S J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CHEETAH CONSERVATION FUND   (Namibia)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d KRUGER NATIONAL PARK   (South Africa)

^e CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bartonella sp.; Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus; Lion Panthera leo; Serosurvey

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BARTONELLA; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHEETAH; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; LION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RICKETTSIOSIS; SERODIAGNOSIS;

ACINONYX; AFRICA, EASTERN; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BARTONELLA INFECTIONS; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; LIONS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SOUTH AFRICA;

ACINONYX JUBATUS; BARTONELLA; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BARTONELLA SP.; FELIS CATUS; MAMMALIA; PANTHERA; PANTHERA LEO;

EID: 2342640070     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2004.01.007     Document Type: Article

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