| zoonotic bartonella species in wild rodents in the state of mato grosso do sul, brazil. | several rodent-associated bartonella species cause disease in humans but little is known about their epidemiology in brazil. the presence of bartonella spp. in wild rodents captured in two municipalities of the mato grosso do sul state was assessed by polymerase chain reaction (pcr). fragments of heart tissue from 42 wild rodents were tested using primers targeting the bartonella 16s-23s intergenic transcribed spacer (its) region and citrate synthase glta gene. the wild rodents were identified b ... | 2016 | 26344604 |