Bartonella Species Detected in the Plateau Pikas (Ochotona curzoiae) from Qinghai Plateau in China / 生物医学与环境科学(英文)
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences
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(12): 674-678, 2015.
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in English
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ABSTRACT
Bartonella species can infect a variety of mammalian hosts and cause a broad spectrum of diseases in humans, but there have been no reports of Bartonella infection in Ochotonidae. This is the first study to detect Bartonella in plateau pikas in the Qinghai plateau, providing baseline data for the risk assessment of human Bartonella infection in this area. We obtained 15 Bartonella strains from 79 pikas in Binggou and Maixiu areas of Qinghai with a positive rate of 18.99%. Based on the phylogenetic analysis of the Bartonella citrate synthase (gltA) gene sequences, most strains were closely related to B. taylorii (3/15) and B. grahamii (12/15). The latter is a pathogenic strain in humans. Our results suggest that a corresponding prevention and control strategy should be taken into consideration in the Qinghai province.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Phylogeny
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Bartonella
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Bartonella Infections
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China
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Epidemiology
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Classification
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Genetics
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Genotype
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Lagomorpha
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Microbiology
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Animals
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences
Year:
2015
Type:
Article
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