Bartonella quintana infections in captive monkeys, China

Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Sep;17(9):1707-9. doi: 10.3201/eid1709.110133.

Abstract

Bartonella quintana has been considered to be specifically adapted to humans. Our isolation of the organism from 2 of 36 captive rhesus macaques in China and finding antibodies against B. quintana in 12 of 33 indicates that the reservoir hosts of B. quintana may include primates other than humans.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics
  • Bartonella Infections / epidemiology
  • Bartonella Infections / microbiology
  • Bartonella Infections / veterinary*
  • Bartonella quintana / genetics
  • Bartonella quintana / isolation & purification*
  • China / epidemiology
  • Cytoskeletal Proteins / genetics
  • DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / genetics
  • Female
  • Genes, Bacterial
  • Macaca mulatta*
  • Male
  • Nucleotidyltransferases / genetics
  • Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor) / genetics
  • Phylogeny
  • RNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Seroepidemiologic Studies

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Cytoskeletal Proteins
  • DNA, Ribosomal Spacer
  • FtsZ protein, Bacteria
  • RNA, Bacterial
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
  • RibC protein, bacteria
  • Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor)
  • Nucleotidyltransferases