title: Bartonella spp. in Bats, Guatemala.
abstract: To better understand the role of bats as reservoirs of Bartonella spp., we estimated Bartonella spp. prevalence and genetic diversity in bats in Guatemala during 2009. We found prevalence of 33% and identified 21 genetic variants of 13 phylogroups. Vampire bat-associated Bartonella spp. may cause undiagnosed illnesses in humans.
authors.affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA. ybai1@cdc.gov
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bai
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kosoy
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Recuenco
authors.forename: Danilo
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Alvarez
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Moran
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Turmelle
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ellison
authors.forename: Daniel L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: Alejandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Estevez
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lindblade
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rupprecht
mesh_terms: D000820:Animal Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000635:transmission; D000818:Animals; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D001473:Bartonella / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001474:Bartonella Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary; D002685:Chiroptera / Q000097:blood / Q000145:classification / Q000382:microbiology*; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006166:Guatemala; D006801:Humans; D010802:Phylogeny; D058974:Phylogeography; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D015995:Prevalence; D013045:Species Specificity