Candidatus Bartonella merieuxii, a potential new zoonotic Bartonella species in canids from Iraq.

• Main Authors: Bruno B Chomel (Author), Audrey C McMillan-Cole (Author), Rickie W Kasten (Author), Matthew J Stuckey (Author), Shingo Sato (Author), Soichi Maruyama (Author), Pedro P V P Diniz (Author), Edward B Breitschwerdt (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Bartonellae are emerging vector-borne pathogens infecting erythrocytes and endothelial cells of various domestic and wild mammals. Blood samples were collected from domestic and wild canids in Iraq under the United States Army zoonotic disease surveillance program. Serology was performed using an in...