title: Molecular epidemiology of feline and human Bartonella henselae isolates.
abstract: Multiple locus variable number tandem repeat analysis was performed on 178 Bartonella henselae isolates from 9 countries; 99 profiles were distributed into 2 groups. Human isolates/strains were placed into the second group. Genotype I and II isolates shared no common profile. All genotype I isolates clustered within group B. The evolutive implications are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort, Maisons Alfort, France.
authors.forename: Rim
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bouchouicha
authors.forename: Benoit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Durand
authors.forename: Martine
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Monteil
authors.forename: B B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Chomel
authors.forename: Moez
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Berrich
authors.forename: Mardjan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arvand
authors.forename: Richard J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Birtles
authors.forename: Edward B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Breitschwerdt
authors.forename: Jane E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Koehler
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Maggi
authors.forename: Soichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maruyama
authors.forename: Rick
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kasten
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Petit
authors.forename: Henri-Jean
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Boulouis
authors.forename: Nadia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Haddad
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D001474:Bartonella Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D018416:Bartonella henselae / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D002415:Cats; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D018598:Minisatellite Repeats / Q000235:genetics*; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S