| bartonella species pathogenic for humans infect pets, free-ranging wild mammals and their ectoparasites in the caatinga biome, northeastern brazil: a serological and molecular study. | this study verified the occurrence of bartonella spp. in dogs, cats, wild mammals and their ectoparasites in petrolina and lagoa grande counties, pernambuco, located in a semi-arid region in northeastern brazil. anti-bartonella spp. antibodies were detected by indirect immunofluorescence assay (ifa) in 24.8% of dogs (27/109) and in 15% of cats (6/40). bartonella sp. dna was identified by pcr performed on dna extracted from blood and ectoparasites using primers targeting bartonella sp. glta and r ... | 2017 | 28249707 |