| bartonella bovis bermond et al. sp. nov. and bartonella capreoli sp. nov., isolated from european ruminants. | two novel species of bartonella isolated from european ruminants are described. bartonella capreoli sp. nov. was isolated from the blood of roe-deer (capreolus capreolus) captured in chizé, france. the type strain is ibs 193t (= cip 106691t = ccug 43827t). it is distinct from another european ruminant isolate that originated from a cow from a french herd of 430 dairy cattle. the latter isolate belongs to a novel species named bartonella bovis bermond et al. sp. nov. the type strain is strain 91- ... | 2002 | 11931146 |
| bartonella bovis in cattle in africa. | | 2004 | 15627528 |
| effects of cow age and pregnancy on bartonella infection in a herd of dairy cattle. | bartonella spp. are small hemotropic bacteria infecting mammals. four bartonella species have been recently described in cattle and wild ruminants. to date, the biology and possible pathogenic role of bartonella species isolated from ruminants are poorly understood. therefore, a dairy herd of 448 cows and heifers was surveyed in order to establish the prevalence of bartonella bovis and b. chomelii infections, the level of bacteremia, and the relationship between bacteremia and age or pregnancy s ... | 2006 | 16390945 |
| detection of bartonella bovis in a cattle herd in italy. | | 2008 | 18192660 |
| endocarditis in cattle caused by bartonella bovis. | this study aimed to determine the role of bartonella as an endocarditis agent in cattle. bartonella bovis was identified by pcr, gene sequences analysis, and specific internal transcribed spacer amplicon product size in 2 bovine endocarditis cases with high antibody titers, which demonstrates that b. bovis is a pathogen for cattle. | 2007 | 18252116 |
| feline bartonellosis and cat scratch disease. | bartonella species are important emerging zoonotic pathogens. transmission of these organisms in nature may be much more complex than is currently appreciated. cats can be infected with five bartonella species, including, bartonella henselae, bartonella clarridgeae, bartonella bovis, bartonella koehlerae and bartonella quintana. in addition to cats, numerous domestic and wild animals, including bovine, canine, human, and rodent species can serve as chronically infected reservoir hosts for variou ... | 2008 | 18295347 |
| pcr detection of bartonella bovis and bartonella henselae in the blood of beef cattle. | although an organism primarily associated with non-clinical bacteremia in domestic cattle and wild ruminants, bartonella bovis was recently defined as a cause of bovine endocarditis. the purpose of this study was to develop a b. bovis species-specific pcr assay that could be used to confirm the molecular prevalence of bartonella spp. infection. blood samples from 142 cattle were tested by conventional pcr targeting the bartonella 16s-23s intergenic spacer (its) region. overall, bartonella dna wa ... | 2009 | 19019574 |
| infection and replication of bartonella species within a tick cell line. | bartonella species are fastidious, gram negative bacteria, some of which are transmitted by arthropod vectors, including fleas, sandflies, and lice. there is very little information regarding the interaction and/or transmission capabilities of bartonella species by ticks. in the present study, we demonstrate successful infection of the amblyomma americanum cell line, aae12, by seven bartonella isolates and three candidatus bartonella species by electron or light microscopy. with the exception of ... | 2009 | 19242658 |
| first isolation of bartonella bovis from animals in french guyana, south america. | | 2009 | 19456818 |
| a note on two blood parasites of cattle (spirochaeta theileri and bartonella bovis) recorded for the first time in australia. | | 1946 | 20290808 |
| bartonella and babesia infections in cattle and their ticks in taiwan. | bartonella and babesia infections and the association with cattle breed and age as well as tick species infesting selected cattle herds in taiwan were investigated. blood samples were collected from 518 dairy cows and 59 beef cattle on 14 farms and 415 ticks were collected from these animals or in a field. bartonella and babesia species were isolated and/or detected in the cattle blood samples and from a selected subset (n=254) of the ticks either by culture or dna extraction, pcr testing and dn ... | 2010 | 21194750 |
| molecular and serological diagnosis of bartonella infection in 61 dogs from the united states. | background: molecular diagnosis of canine bartonellosis can be extremely challenging and often requires the use of an enrichment culture approach followed by pcr amplification of bacterial dna. hypotheses: (1) the use of enrichment culture with pcr will increase molecular detection of bacteremia and will expand the diversity of bartonella species detected. (2) serological testing for bartonella henselae and bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii does not correlate with documentation of bacteremia ... | 2011 | 21615498 |
| development of a novel genus-specific real-time pcr assay for detection and differentiation of bartonella species and genotypes. | the genus bartonella includes numerous species with varied host associations, including several that infect humans. development of a molecular diagnostic method capable of detecting the diverse repertoire of bartonella species while maintaining genus specificity has been a challenge. we developed a novel real-time pcr assay targeting a 301-bp region of the ssra gene of bartonella and demonstrated specific amplification in over 30 bartonella species, subspecies, and strains. subsequent analysis o ... | 2012 | 22378904 |
| prevalence and molecular heterogeneity of bartonella bovis in cattle and haemaphysalis bispinosa ticks in peninsular malaysia. | bartonellosis is an emerging zoonotic infection responsible for a variety of clinical syndromes in humans and animals. members of the genus bartonella exhibit high degrees of genetic diversity and ecologic plasticity. the infection is usually transmitted to animals and humans through blood-feeding arthropod vectors such as fleas, lice, ticks and sandflies. this study was conducted to investigate the prevalence of bartonella species in 184 beef cattle, 40 dairy cattle, 40 sheep and 40 goats in ei ... | 2015 | 26179499 |
| global distribution of bartonella infections in domestic bovine and characterization of bartonella bovis strains using multi-locus sequence typing. | bartonella bovis is commonly detected in cattle. one b. bovis strain was recently isolated from a cow with endocarditis in the usa, suggesting its role as an animal pathogen. in the present study, we investigated bartonella infections in 893 cattle from five countries (kenya, thailand, japan, georgia, and guatemala) and 103 water buffaloes from thailand to compare the prevalence of the infection among different regions and different bovid hosts. we developed a multi-locus sequence typing (mlst) ... | 2013 | 24278342 |
| prevalence and potential risk factors for bartonella infection in tunisian stray dogs. | bartonellae are blood-borne and vector-transmitted pathogens, some are zoonotic, which have been reported in several mediterranean countries. transmission from dogs to humans is suspected, but has not been clearly demonstrated. our objectives were to determine the seroprevalence of bartonella henselae, bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii, bartonella clarridgeiae, and bartonella bovis (as a proxy for candidatus bartonella merieuxii) in stray dogs from tunisia, identify the bartonella species in ... | 2017 | 28346866 |
| bartonella bovis and candidatus bartonella davousti in cattle from senegal. | in senegal, domestic ruminants play a vital role in the economy and agriculture and as a food source for people. bartonellosis in animals is a neglected disease in the tropical regions, and little information is available about the occurrence of this disease in african ruminants. human bartonellosis due to bartonella quintana has been previously reported in senegal. in this study, 199 domestic ruminants, including 104 cattle, 43 sheep, and 52 goats were sampled in villages from the senegalese re ... | 2017 | 28131381 |
| molecular detection of zoonotic bartonellae (b. henselae, b. elizabethae and b. rochalimae) in fleas collected from dogs in israel. | fleas represent an acknowledged burden on dogs worldwide. the characterization of flea species infesting kennel dogs from two localities in israel (rehovot and jerusalem) and their molecular screening for bartonella species (rhizobiales: bartonellaceae) was investigated. a total of 355 fleas were collected from 107 dogs. the fleas were morphologically classified and molecularly screened targeting the bartonella 16s-23s internal transcribed spacer (its). of the 107 dogs examined, 80 (74.8%) were ... | 2015 | 25865162 |
| lack of transplacental transmission of bartonella bovis. | transplacental transmission of bartonella spp. has been reported for rodents, but not for cats and has never been investigated in cattle. the objective of this study was to assess vertical transmission of bartonella in cattle. fifty-six cow-calf pairs were tested before (cows) and after (calves) caesarean section for bartonella bacteremia and/or serology, and the cotyledons were checked for gross lesions and presence of the bacteria. none of the 29 (52%) bacteremic cows gave birth to bacteremic ... | 2015 | 25498979 |
| first description of bartonella bovis in cattle herds in israel. | bartonella bovis has been described in beef and dairy cattle worldwide, however the reported prevalence rates are inconsistent, with large variability across studies (0-89%). this study describes the first isolation and characterization of b. bovis among cattle herds in the middle east. blood samples from two beef cattle herds (each sampled thrice) and one dairy herd (sampled twice) in israel were collected during a 16-months period. overall, 71 of 95 blood samples (75%) grew bartonella sp., wit ... | 2014 | 25096531 |
| experimental infection of cats with afipia felis and various bartonella species or subspecies. | based upon prior studies, domestic cats have been shown to be the natural reservoir for bartonella henselae, bartonella clarridgeiae and bartonella koehlerae. however, other bartonella species, such as bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii, bartonella quintana or bartonella bovis (ex weissii) have been either isolated from or bartonella dna sequences pcr amplified and sequenced. in the late 1980s, before b. henselae was confirmed as the etiological agent of cat scratch disease, afipia felis had ... | 2014 | 24972870 |
| an unmatched case controlled study of clinicopathologic abnormalities in dogs with bartonella infection. | we compared clinicopathologic findings in dogs with bartonella infection to bartonella spp. negative dogs suspected of a vector-borne disease. cases (n=47) and controls (n=93) were selected on the basis of positive or negative enrichment culture pcr results, respectively. signalment, clinicopathologic findings and treatments were extracted from medical records. dna sequencing identified bartonella henselae (n=28, 59.6%), bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii (n=20, 42.6%), bartonella koehlerae ( ... | 2013 | 23683861 |
| bartonella bovis isolated from a cow with endocarditis. | a 7-year-old pregnant angus cow was found dead in the field. at necropsy, the aortic valve was expanded by moderate fibrous connective tissue and acidophilic coagulum containing multifocal marked bacteria, mineral, neutrophils, and red blood cells. numerous tiny grayish, opaque bacterial colonies were detected on blood agar plates at 7 days after inoculation with a swab of the heart valve of the cow. the bacterium was a gram-negative, very small coccobacillus that was catalase, oxidase, and urea ... | 2013 | 23512923 |
| the first cases of bartonella bovis infection in cattle from central europe. | bartonella bovis was recently identified as a cause of bovine endocarditis, although bartonella infections in natural hosts are usually asymptomatic. the disease is often misdiagnosed and is only discovered during the slaughtering process. in europe b. bovis infections in cattle were reported only in france and italy, nothing is known about the occurrence of b. bovis in cattle for the northern and eastern parts of europe. the aim of our study was to search for bartonella dna in cattle in central ... | 2013 | 23063105 |
| experimental infection of horses with bartonella henselae and bartonella bovis. | experimental infection of horses with bartonella species is not documented. | 2016 | 22356473 |