Molecular identification of Bartonella bacilliformis in ticks collected from two species of wild mammals in Madre de Dios: Peru.
BMC Res Notes
; 11(1): 405, 2018 Jun 25.
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OBJECTIVE: To study the presence of Bartonella bacilliformis in ticks collected from two wild mammals in Madre de Dios, Peru. RESULTS: A total of 110 ticks were collected. Among the 43 Amblyomma spp. extracted from the 3 Tapirus terrestris only 3 were positive for B. bacilliformis. In addition, 12 out of the 67 Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus obtained from the 3 Pecari tajacu were positive for B. bacilliformis. For the first time B. bacilliformis have been detected in arthropods other than Lutzomyia spp. Further studies are required to elucidate the possible role of ticks in the spread of South American Bartonellosis.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Carrapatos
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Bartonella bacilliformis
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Animals
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Peru
Idioma:
En
Revista:
BMC Res Notes
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Peru
País de publicação:
Reino Unido