| prevalence and genetic diversity of bartonella strains in rodents from northwestern mexico. | bartonella infections were investigated in wild rodents from northwestern chihuahua, mexico. a total of 489 rodents belonging to 14 species were surveyed in four areas. bartonella bacteria were cultured from 50.1% of rodent samples (245/489). infection rates ranged from 0% to 83.3% per rodent species, with no significant difference between sites except for cynomys ludovicianus. phylogenetic analyses of the citrate synthase gene (glta) of the bartonella isolates revealed 23 genetic variants (15 n ... | 2014 | 25514119 |