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CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION
卷 8, 期 6, 页码 345-351出版社
BLACKWELL PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0691.2002.00434.x
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Bartonella henselae; genotype; serotype; cat; flea
Objective To correlate the presence of different Bartonella species in the blood of a stray cat population trapped on a French military base with specific antibodies and species detected in cat fleas. Methods The prevalence of Bartonella bacteremia was investigated in 61 cats by plating frozen whole blood on blood agar plates. Identification of isolates and detection of Bartonella DNA from cat flea batches from ten cats was achieved by PCR amplification and sequencing. Antibody detection was performed by microimmunofluorescence. Results We obtained 38 isolates of Bartonella from blood. Sixteen were identified as B. clarridgeiae , 15 as B. henselae genotype/serotype Houston 1 (type I), and seven as B. henselae genotype/serotype Marseille (type II). B. henselae was detected in five fleas, and B. clarridgeiae in one flea. Sixty-one per cent of the cats had detectable antibodies against at least one species or serotype. Sixteen cats had antibodies against only one antigen. For each species, the distribution of bacteremia among the cats could not be correlated with either the distribution of infected fleas or the distribution of specific antibodies. Conclusions The lack of correlation between Bartonella DNA detection within fleas, serological results, and results of blood culture is probably due to a lack of natural heterologous protection between species or serotypes. Cats suffer bacteremia with three Bartonella species and should therefore be considered the reservoirs of at least three human pathogens.
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