Publications

seroprevalence of antibodies against bartonella species and evaluation of risk factors and clinical signs associated with seropositivity in dogs.	to determine the seroprevalence of antibodies against bartonella spp in a population of sick dogs from northern california and identify potential risk factors and clinical signs associated with seropositivity.	2005	15900951
gray foxes (urocyon cinereoargenteus) as a potential reservoir of a bartonella clarridgeiae-like bacterium and domestic dogs as part of a sentinel system for surveillance of zoonotic arthropod-borne pathogens in northern california.	two species of bartonella, a novel bartonella clarridgeiae-like bacterium and b. vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii, were isolated from rural dogs and gray foxes in northern california. a novel b. clarridgeiae-like species was isolated from 3 (1.7%) of 182 dogs and 22 (42%) of 53 gray foxes, while b. vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii was isolated from 1 dog (0.5%) and 5 gray foxes (9.4%). pcr and dna sequence analyses of the citrate synthase (glta) gene and the 16s-23s intergenic spacer region suggested that s ...	2007	17553970
seroprevalence of bartonella spp. in the endangered island fox (urocyon littoralis).	bartonella clarridgeiae-like strains, presently b. rochalimae, were isolated in gray foxes (urocyon cinereoargenteus) in mainland california. the objective of this study was to investigate the presence of bartonella infection in the endangered island fox (urocyon littoralis) found only on the channel islands off the californian coast. between 2001 and 2004, 263 serum samples were collected. antibodies against bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii (bvb) and b. clarridgeiae (bc) were detected usin ...	2009	19058928
isolation or detection of bartonella vinsonii subspecies berkhoffii and bartonella rochalimae in the endangered island foxes (urocyon littoralis).	bartonella rochalimae (b.r.) and bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii (b.v.b.) have been isolated from gray foxes (urocyon cinereoargenteus) in mainland california and high bartonella seroprevalence was reported in island foxes (u. litorralis), especially from santa cruz and santa rosa islands. as a follow-up study, the objectives were to determine the prevalence of bartonella bacteremia and seropositivity and to identify the bartonella species infecting a convenience sample of 51 island foxes ...	2011	21802869
seroepidemiology of bartonella infection in gray foxes from texas.	gray foxes (urocyon cinereoargenteus) were shown to be naturally infected with bartonella rochalimae, a bartonella species similar to bartonella clarridgeiae (b.c.), and bartonella vinsonii subspecies berkhoffii (b.v.berkhoffii) in northern california. a serological survey was performed to investigate the presence of bartonella infection in 132 gray foxes from west/central texas. using an immunofluorescence antibody test directed against b.v.berkhoffii and b.c., the antibody prevalence was 50% ( ...	2012	22217178