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ArticleScientific reports2025

Genetic diversity of Bartonella spp. in rodents and fleas from Poland.

Mohammed Alsarraf, Łukasz Banasiak, Katarzyna Tołkacz, Maciej Grzybek, Jolanta Behnke-Borowczyk, Mustafa Alsarraf, Dorota Dwużnik-Szarek, Monika Juśko, Dina Al-Qazaz, Paulina Drabik and 2 more

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Mohammed AlsarrafDepartment of Eco-Epidemiology of Parasitic Diseases, Institute of Developmental Biology and Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Miecznikowa 1, Warsaw, 02-096, Poland. m.al-sarraf3@uw.edu.pl.
Łukasz BanasiakInstitute of Evolutionary Biology, Faculty of Biology, Biological and Chemical Research Centre, University of Warsaw, Żwirki i Wigury 101, Warsaw, 02-089, Poland.
Katarzyna TołkaczDepartment of Eco-Epidemiology of Parasitic Diseases, Institute of Developmental Biology and Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Miecznikowa 1, Warsaw, 02-096, Poland.
Maciej GrzybekDepartment of Tropical Parasitology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Powstania Styczniowego 9B, Gdynia, 81-519, Poland.
Jolanta Behnke-BorowczykDepartment of Forest Entomology and Pathology, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Poznań, Poland.
Mustafa AlsarrafDepartment of Eco-Epidemiology of Parasitic Diseases, Institute of Developmental Biology and Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Miecznikowa 1, Warsaw, 02-096, Poland.
Dorota Dwużnik-SzarekDepartment of Eco-Epidemiology of Parasitic Diseases, Institute of Developmental Biology and Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Miecznikowa 1, Warsaw, 02-096, Poland.
Monika JuśkoDepartment of Eco-Epidemiology of Parasitic Diseases, Institute of Developmental Biology and Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Miecznikowa 1, Warsaw, 02-096, Poland.
Dina Al-QazazDepartment of Eco-Epidemiology of Parasitic Diseases, Institute of Developmental Biology and Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Miecznikowa 1, Warsaw, 02-096, Poland.
Paulina DrabikDepartment of Eco-Epidemiology of Parasitic Diseases, Institute of Developmental Biology and Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Miecznikowa 1, Warsaw, 02-096, Poland.
Jerzy M BehnkeSchool of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK.
Anna BajerDepartment of Eco-Epidemiology of Parasitic Diseases, Institute of Developmental Biology and Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Miecznikowa 1, Warsaw, 02-096, Poland.

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Abstract

Bartonella spp. are parasites of mammalian erythrocytes and endothelial cells, and are transmitted by blood-feeding arthropod ectoparasites, including fleas. This study aimed to: (i) identify the main flea species responsible for Bartonella transmission and the specific Bartonella species they carry, (ii) evaluate how host-related factors influence the prevalence of Bartonella, (iii) examine the genetic diversity of Bartonella from different flea species and mammalian hosts, including rodents and European moles, and (iv) determine the haplotypes of Bartonella derived from rodents. Blood samples were collected from seven rodent species and two European moles in Poland (n = 994), and fleas were collected from rodents (n = 833). Bartonella spp. were identified and genotyped through rpoB and gltA genes. Phylogenetic analysis revealed two dominant Bartonella spp. in rodents and fleas: B. grahamii and B. taylorii. Moreover, 17 haplotypes of B. taylorii and 9 of B. grahamii were identified. The sequences of Bartonella sp. from T. europaea clustered in a unique separate group, possibly indicating a novel species. The study confirmed fleas as vectors of Bartonella transmission in rodents and highlighted the significant genetic diversity of Bartonella spp. in both fleas and rodents.

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BartonellaBartonella InfectionsGenetic VariationRodentiaSiphonapteraAnimalsHaplotypesPhylogenyPolandBartonellaCtenophthalmus.HaplotypeHistrichopsylla. FleasMegabothris.PolandRodents

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