First identification of Bartonella coopersplainsensis in wild rodents (Rattus norvegicus) in Greece

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Published: Nov 10, 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/jhvms.14851
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Bartonella coopersplainsensis Rattus norvegicus Greece PCR
E. PAPADOGIANNAKIS (Ε. ΠΑΠΑΔΟΓΙΑΝΝΑΚΗΣ)
Department of Veterinary Public Health,National School of Public Health
G. SPANAKOS (Γ. ΣΠΑΝΑΚΟΣ)
Department of Parasitology, Entomology and Tropical Diseases, National School of Public Health
I. KONTOU (Ι. ΚΟΝΤΟΥ)
Department of Veterinary Public Health, National School of Public Health
V. KONTOS (Β. ΚΟΝΤΟΣ)
Department of Veterinary Public Health, National School of Public Health
E. VELONAKIS (Ε. ΒΕΛΟΝΑΚΗΣ)
Department of Microbiology and Applied Immunology, National School of Public Health
D. SKLIVAS (Δ. ΣΚΛΗΒΑΣ)
Department of Veterinary Public Health, National School of Public Health
C. KOUTIS (Χ. ΚΟΥΤΗΣ)
Department of Public Health, Technological Educational Institution of Athens
Abstract

This study was a preliminary attempt to detect Bartonella sp. in tissues (liver and heart) obtained from wild rodents {Rattus norvegicus) in central Greece. Eighteen (18) liver and eighteen (18) heart samples were examined, which were obtained from twenty three (23) animals. Two (2) liver samples were found positive, while the heart samples examined were found negative for Bartonella sp. 16S-23S intergenic spacer rDNA gene by PCR. Sequencing of the positive PCR products and comparison with those available in GenBank using the BLAST program revealed the same species of Bartonella in both positive samples with 100% sequence homology to Bartonella coopersplainsensis.

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