Open AccessMolecular Documentation of Bartonella Infection in Dogs in Greece and Italy
Author(s) -
P.P.V.P. Diniz,
Sa Billeter,
Domenico Otranto,
Donato De Caprariis,
Θεόδωρος Πετανίδης,
M. E. Mylonakis,
A. F. Koutinas,
Edward B. Breitschwerdt
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.00082-09
Subject(s) - bartonella , genotype , biology , virology , dna sequencing , microbiology and biotechnology , dna , genetics , gene
This study reports the occurrence of "Bartonella rochalimae" in Europe and the presence of Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii genotypes II and III in dogs in southern Italy and provides DNA sequencing evidence of a potentially new Bartonella sp. infecting dogs in Greece and Italy.