| a nested-pcr with an internal amplification control for the detection and differentiation of bartonella henselae and b. clarridgeiae: an examination of cats in trinidad. | bartonella species are bacterial blood parasites of animals capable of causing disease in both animals and man. cat-scratch disease (csd) in humans is caused mainly by bartonella henselae and is acquired from the cat, which serves as a reservoir for the bacteria. a second species, b. clarridgeiae is also implicated in the disease. diagnosis of bartonellosis by culture requires a week or more of incubation on enriched media containing blood, and recovery is often complicated by faster growing con ... | 2005 | 16098227 |