Bartonellae of the Namaqua rock mouse, Micaelamys namaquensis (Rodentia : Muridae) from South Africa

dc.contributor.authorBrettschneider, Helene
dc.contributor.authorBennett, Nigel Charles
dc.contributor.authorChimimba, Christian Timothy
dc.contributor.authorBastos, Armanda D.S.
dc.contributor.emailhbrettschneider@zoology.up.ac.zaen
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-14T08:02:28Z
dc.date.available2012-06-14T08:02:28Z
dc.date.issued2012-05
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this study was to determine Bartonella prevalence and diversity in Namaqua rock mice, Micaelamys namaquensis, a species endemic to South Africa, which can attain pest status. A total of 100 heart samples collected monthly from March to December were screened for Bartonella genome presence using three primer sets targeting the citrate synthase (gltA) gene, the NADH dehydrogenase gamma subunit (nuoG) gene and the RNA polymerase b-subunit-encoding gene (rpoB). An overall prevalence of 44% was obtained, with no statistically significant differences or correlations between infection rates and rodent sex, month of capture or season of capture. Phylogenetic analysis of 34 unambiguous gltA sequences revealed the presence of three discrete Bartonella lineages in M. namaquensis, one of which corresponds to Bartonella elizabethae, a species with known zoonotic potential.en
dc.description.librarianab2012en
dc.description.sponsorshipThe study was funded by grants awarded to ADSB and NCB by the South African National Research Foundation (NRF)en
dc.description.urihttp://www.elsevier.com/locate/vetmicen
dc.identifier.citationH. Brettschneider, N.C. Bennett, C.T. Chimimba & A.D.S. Bastos, Bartonellae of the Namaqua rock mouse, Micaelamys namaquensis (Rodentia : Muridae) from South Africa, Veterinary Microbiology, vol. 157, no. 1-2, pp. 132-136 (2012), doi: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2011.12.006en
dc.identifier.issn0378-1135 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1873-2542 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1016/j.vetmic.2011.12.006
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/19194
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherElsevieren
dc.rights© 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.en
dc.subjectBartonellaen
dc.subjectNamaqua rock mouse (Micaelamys namaquensis)en
dc.subjectPrevalenceen
dc.subjectDiversityen
dc.subjectSouth Africa (SA)en
dc.subject.lcshRodentsen
dc.subject.lcshMuridaeen
dc.subject.lcshZoonosesen
dc.subject.lcshMice -- South Africaen
dc.titleBartonellae of the Namaqua rock mouse, Micaelamys namaquensis (Rodentia : Muridae) from South Africaen
dc.typePostprint Articleen

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