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The effect of ecological and temporal factors on the composition of Bartonella infection in rodents and their fleas.
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- Eco-epidemiology of Novel Bartonella Genotypes from Parasitic Flies of Insectivorous Bats.Microbial ecology · 2018Article
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- Prevalence and Phylogenetic Analysis of Bartonella Species of Wild Carnivores and Their Fleas in Northwestern Mexico.EcoHealth · 2017Article
- Association of Bartonella Species with Wild and Synanthropic Rodents in Different Brazilian Biomes.Applied and environmental microbiology · 2016Article
- Coexistence of Bartonella henselae and B. clarridgeiae in populations of cats and their fleas in Guatemala.Journal of vector ecology : journal of the Society for Vector Ecology · 2015Article
- Path analyses of cross-sectional and longitudinal data suggest that variability in natural communities of blood-associated parasites is derived from host characteristics and not interspecific interactions.Parasites & vectors · 2015Article
- Similarities and seasonal variations in bacterial communities from the blood of rodents and from their flea vectors.The ISME journal · 2015Article
- Bartonella infection in rodents and their flea ectoparasites: an overview.Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.) · 2015Review
- Identification of different Bartonella species in the cattle tail louse (Haematopinus quadripertusus) and in cattle blood.Applied and environmental microbiology · 2014Article
- Association of host and microbial species diversity across spatial scales in desert rodent communities.PloS one · 2014Article
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Abstract
The composition of Bartonella infection was explored in wild Gerbillus andersoni rodents and their Synosternus cleopatrae fleas. Rodent blood samples and fleas were collected in two periods (two different seasons; 4 months apart) from juveniles and adult hosts, and their bartonellae lineages were identified by a 454-pyrosequencing analysis targeting a specific Bartonella citrate synthase gene (gltA) fragment. The rate of Bartonella spp. co-infection was estimated and the assemblage and distribution of bartonellae lineages across the samples with respect to ecological and phylogenetic distance similarities were analyzed. Moreover, environmental factors that could explain potential differences between samples were investigated. Out of the 91 bartonellae-positive samples, 89% were found to be co-infected with more than two phylogenetically distant Bartonella genotypes and additional closely related (but distinguishable) variants. These bartonellae lineages were distributed in a non-random manner, and a negative interaction between lineages was discovered. Interestingly, the overall composition of those infections greatly varied among samples. This variability was partially explained by factors, such as type of sample (blood versus fleas), flea sex and period of collection. This investigation sheds light on the patterns of Bartonella infection and the organization of Bartonella lineages in fleas and rodents in nature.
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