title: Molecular evidence of Bartonella infection in domestic dogs from Algeria, North Africa, by polymerase chain reaction (PCR).
abstract: Bartonella species are being recognized as important bacterial human and canine pathogens, and are associated with multiple arthropod vectors. Bartonella DNA extracted from blood samples was obtained from domestic dogs in Algiers, Algeria. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and DNA sequence analyses of the ftsZ gene and the 16S-23S intergenic spacer region (ITS) were performed. Three Bartonella species: Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii, Bartonella clarridgeiae, and Bartonells elizabethae were detected infecting Algerian dogs. To our knowledge, this study is the first report of detection by PCR amplification of Bartonella in dogs in North Africa.
authors.affiliation: Département de zoologie, Institut National d'Agronomie, El Harrach, Algiers, Algeria.
authors.forename: Tahar
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kernif
authors.forename: Meriem
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aissi
authors.forename: Salah-Eddine
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Doumandji
authors.forename: Bruno B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Chomel
authors.forename: Didier
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Raoult
authors.forename: Idir
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bitam
mesh_terms: D000462:Algeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D000818:Animals; D001474:Bartonella Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial