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isolation and characterization of bartonella strains in cats in italy.

bartonella henselae and bartonella clarridgeiae were isolated in two cats in sardinia, italy. infection by b. clarridgeiae was characterized by fever and submandibular lymph nodes enlargement while b. henselae infection was asymptomatic. this is the first report of b. clarridgeiae in a cat in italy and the first isolation of b. henselae and b. clarridgeiae in sardinia.