Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Isolation of Bartonella sp. from sheep blood.
- Journal:
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Year:
- 2007
- Authors:
- Bemis, David A & Kania, Stephen A
- Affiliation:
- Department of Comparative Medicine · United States
Abstract
A Bartonella sp. was isolated from sheep blood. Bacterial identification was conducted by using electron microscopy and DNA sequencing of the 16S rRNA, citrate synthase, riboflavin synthase, and RNAase P genes. To our knowledge, this is the first report of ovine Bartonella infection.
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