Evidence of Bartonella spp. in Blood and Ticks (Ornithodoros hasei) of Bats, in French Guiana

Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2016 Aug;16(8):516-9. doi: 10.1089/vbz.2015.1918. Epub 2016 Jun 15.

Abstract

We screened blood from 59 bats from French Guiana for Bartonella spp. PCRs were positive for 13.6% and culture was positive in one Noctilio albiventris and one Pteronotus parnellii, as well as in Ornithodoros hasei ticks collected from bats. Two isolated strains represent possible two new species.

Keywords: Bartonella–bartonellosis; French Guiana–reservoir; Ornithodoros hasei–bat.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bartonella / genetics
  • Bartonella / isolation & purification*
  • Bartonella Infections / blood
  • Bartonella Infections / epidemiology
  • Bartonella Infections / veterinary*
  • Chiroptera*
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • French Guiana / epidemiology
  • Larva
  • Phylogeny
  • RNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
  • Species Specificity
  • Ticks / microbiology*

Substances

  • DNA, Bacterial
  • RNA, Bacterial
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S