Molecular epidemiology of feline and human Bartonella henselae isolates.
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.
Bouchouicha
Rim
R
Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort, Maisons Alfort, France.
Durand
Benoit
B
Monteil
Martine
M
Chomel
B B
BB
Berrich
Moez
M
Arvand
Mardjan
M
Birtles
Richard J
RJ
Breitschwerdt
Edward B
EB
Koehler
Jane E
JE
Maggi
Ricardo
R
Maruyama
Soichi
S
Kasten
Rick
R
Petit
Elisabeth
E
Boulouis
Henri-Jean
HJ
Haddad
Nadia
N
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
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S