Bartonella vinsonii subsp. arupensis in humans, Thailand

Emerg Infect Dis. 2012 Jun;18(6):989-91. doi: 10.3201/eid1806.111750.

Abstract

We identified Bartonella vinsonii subsp. arupensis in pre-enriched blood of 4 patients from Thailand. Nucleotide sequences for transfer-messenger RNA gene, citrate synthase gene, and the 16S-23S rRNA internal transcribed spacer were identical or closely related to those for the strain that has been considered pathogenic since initially isolated from a human in Wyoming, USA.

Publication types

  • Multicenter Study
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bacteremia / diagnosis
  • Bacteremia / microbiology*
  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics
  • Bartonella / classification
  • Bartonella / genetics*
  • Bartonella Infections / diagnosis
  • Bartonella Infections / microbiology*
  • Child
  • Citrate (si)-Synthase / genetics
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / genetics
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Multilocus Sequence Typing
  • RNA-Binding Proteins / genetics
  • Rural Population
  • Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
  • Thailand

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • DNA, Bacterial
  • DNA, Ribosomal Spacer
  • RNA-Binding Proteins
  • Citrate (si)-Synthase

Associated data

  • GENBANK/JN394654
  • GENBANK/JN402327
  • GENBANK/JN402328