| presence of bartonella species and rickettsia species dna in the blood, oral cavity, skin and claw beds of cats in the united states. | the purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of bartonella species and rickettsia species dna in the blood, oral cavity, skin and claw beds of feral cats without evidence of skin disease that were housed in alabama (n = 24), florida (n = 27) and colorado (n = 32). samples were assessed by use of polymerase chain reaction assays. the bartonella species igg prevalence was also determined. while bartonella species dna was not amplified from any sample from colorado cats, it was commonl ... | 2009 | 20178489 |
| molecular detection of bacteria in the families rickettsiaceae and anaplasmataceae in northern crested caracaras (caracara cheriway). | bacterial pathogens of the families anaplasmataceae and rickettsiaceae are often spread to humans or other animals from bites from infected arthropod hosts. recently, an increasing number of studies have implicated migratory birds in the circulation of these pathogens through the spread of arthropod vectors. however, few studies have examined the potential for resident bird populations to serve as reservoirs for these zoonoses. in this study, we used nested pcrs of the groesl and 17 kda genes to ... | 2016 | 26837860 |