title: Bartonella spp. in feral pigs, southeastern United States.
abstract: In conjunction with efforts to assess pathogen exposure in feral pigs from the southeastern United States, we amplified Bartonella henselae, B. koehlerae, and B. vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii from blood samples. Feral pigs may represent a zoonotic risk for hunters or butchers and pose a potential threat to domesticated livestock.
authors.affiliation: North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: Adam W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Beard
authors.forename: Ricardo G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Maggi
authors.forename: Suzanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kennedy-Stoskopf
authors.forename: Natalie A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Cherry
authors.forename: Mark R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Sandfoss
authors.forename: Christopher S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: DePerno
authors.forename: Edward B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Breitschwerdt
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001473:Bartonella / Q000235:genetics*; D001474:Bartonella Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / Q000235:genetics; D005798:Genes, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D005838:Genotype; D008297:Male; D010802:Phylogeny; D017385:Sequence Homology; D015144:Southeastern United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer