Multispacer typing of Bartonella henselae isolates from humans and cats, Japan.
To determine genotypic distribution of and relationship between human and cat strains of Bartonella henselae,we characterized 56 specimens using multispacer typing (MST). Of 13 MST genotypes identified, 12 were grouped into cluster 1. In Japan, human infections can be caused by B. henselae strains in cluster 1.
Yamaguchi University, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan. m-yanagi@yamaguchi-u.ac.jp
Masashi
M
Yanagihara
Hidehiro
H
Tsuneoka
Motoki
M
Sugasaki
Junzo
J
Nojima
Kiyoshi
K
Ichihara
D000818:Animals; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques / Q000379:methods; D018416:Bartonella henselae / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D002372:Cat-Scratch Disease / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D002415:Cats / Q000382:microbiology; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / Q000235:genetics; D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000032:analysis
D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S