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Isolation and Characterization of Bartonella Strains in Cats in Italy
Author(s) -
Capitta P.,
Zobba R.,
Masala G.,
Cocco R.,
Tola S.,
Parpaglia M. L. Pinna
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
transboundary and emerging diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.392
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1865-1682
pISSN - 1865-1674
DOI - 10.1111/j.1865-1682.2010.01133.x
Subject(s) - bartonella henselae , isolation (microbiology) , virology , bartonella , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , cats , medicine , antibody , immunology , serology
Summary Bartonella henselae and Bartonella clarridgeiae were isolated in two cats in Sardinia, Italy. Infection by B. clarridgeiae was characterized by fever and submandibular lymph nodes enlargement while B. henselae infection was asymptomatic. This is the first report of B. clarridgeiae in a cat in Italy and the first isolation of B. henselae and B. clarridgeiae in Sardinia.