Natural history of Bartonella-infecting rodents in light of new knowledge on genomics, diversity and evolution

Future Microbiology

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1117-1128

  Buffet, Jean Philippe ^a   Kosoy, Michael ^b   Vayssier Taussat, Muriel ^a  

^a INRA   (France)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

adaptation; arthropod vectors; Bartonella; diversity; geographical distribution; rodents

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AFRICA; BACTERIAL GENOME; BARTONELLA; BARTONELLA JAPONICA; BARTONELLA SILVATICA; BARTONELLA VINSONII; BARTONELLA WASHOENSIS; BARTONELLOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EVOLUTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH STATUS; HOST RANGE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VECTOR; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TAIGA;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BARTONELLA; BARTONELLA INFECTIONS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOME, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; RODENT DISEASES; RODENTIA;

EID: 84884125232     PISSN: 17460913     EISSN: 17460921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/fmb.13.77     Document Type: Review

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