Identification of a Bartonella species in the harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) and in seal lice (Echinophtirius horridus)

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 751-753

  Morick, Danny ^a   Osinga, Nynke ^b   Gruys, Erik ^c   Harrus, Shimon ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b Seal Rehabilitation and Research Centre   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bartonella; Echinophtirius horridus; Harbor seal; Phoca vitulina; Seal louse

Indexed keywords

DNA; SPACER DNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BARTONELLA; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; DEATH; DNA EXTRACTION; ECHINOPHTIRIUS HORRIDUS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; LOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHOCA; PHOCA VITULINA; POSTHUMOUS CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEAL; SPLEEN;

ANIMALS; BARTONELLA; DATABASES, NUCLEIC ACID; DNA PRIMERS; LICE; NETHERLANDS; PHOCA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPLEEN;

BARTONELLA; BARTONELLA GRAHAMII; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BARTONELLA SP.; ECHINOPHTHIRIIDAE; PHOCA; PHOCA VITULINA; PHTHIRAPTERA; PINNIPEDIA;

EID: 72749087101     PISSN: 15303667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2008.0202     Document Type: Article

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