Prevalence, diversity, and host associations of Bartonella strains in bats from Georgia (Caucasus).

• Main Authors: Lela Urushadze (Author), Ying Bai (Author), Lynn Osikowicz (Author), Clifton McKee (Author), Ketevan Sidamonidze (Author), Davit Putkaradze (Author), Paata Imnadze (Author), Andrei Kandaurov (Author), Ivan Kuzmin (Author), Michael Kosoy (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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Bartonella infections were investigated in seven species of bats from four regions of the Republic of Georgia. Of the 236 bats that were captured, 212 (90%) specimens were tested for Bartonella infection. Colonies identified as Bartonella were isolated from 105 (49.5%) of 212 bats Phylogenetic analy...