title: Isolation of Bartonella sp. from sheep blood.
abstract: A Bartonella sp. was isolated from sheep blood. Bacterial identification was conducted by using electron microscopy and DNA sequencing of the 16S rRNA, citrate synthase, riboflavin synthase, and RNAase P genes. To our knowledge, this is the first report of ovine Bartonella infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Comparative Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-4543, USA. bemis@utk.edu
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Bemis
authors.forename: Stephen A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Kania
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D001473:Bartonella / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001474:Bartonella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D001483:Base Sequence; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D034561:Sheep, Domestic / Q000097:blood / Q000382:microbiology*; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D007202:Indicators and Reagents