Identification of Bartonella species in rodents, shrews and cats, in Denmark: Detection of two B. henselae variants, one in cafe and the other to the long-tailed field mouse

APMIS

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 336-341

  Engbæk, Krusten ^a   Lawson, Paul A ^b  

^a GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

16S rDNA; Bartonella spp.; Small mammals

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BARTONELLA; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BARTONELLA VINSONII; BLOOD CULTURE; CAT; DENMARK; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE SEQUENCE; INSECTIVORE; MAMMAL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RODENT; VOLE;

ANIMALS; ARVICOLINAE; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; CATS; DENMARK; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; MURIDAE; PHYLOGENY; SHREWS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 4844228949     PISSN: 09034641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0463.2004.apm1120603.x     Document Type: Article

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