Bartonella species in small mammals and their potential vectors in Asia

Tawisa Jiyipong; Jean-marc Rolain; Sathaporn Jittapalapong; Serge Morand; Tawisa Jiyipong; Tawisa Jiyipong; Tawisa Jiyipong; Sathaporn Jittapalapong; Serge Morand

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Bartonella species in small mammals and their potential vectors in Asia

Author: Tawisa JIYIPONG ¹ ; Jean-Marc ROLAIN ¹ ; Sathaporn JITTAPALAPONG ² ; Serge MORAND ³ ; Tawisa JIYIPONG ⁴ ; Tawisa JIYIPONG ⁵ ; Tawisa JIYIPONG ⁶ ; Sathaporn JITTAPALAPONG ⁶ ; Serge MORAND ⁷
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1. Research Unit on Infectious and Emerging Tropical Diseases (URMITE), CNRS-IRD-INSERM UMR 7278, IHU Méditerranée Infection, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Aix-Marseille-University
2. Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University
3. Institut Sciences of Evolution, UMR 5554 CNRS-IRD-UM2, CC65, Université de Montpellier 2
4. Center for Agricultural Biotechnology (AG-BIO/PEDRO-CHE), Kasetsart University, Kamphaeng Saen Campus
5. Center of Excellence on Agricultural Biotechnology (AG-BIO/PERDO-CHE)
6. Center of Advanced Studies for Agriculture and Food, KU Institute for Advanced Studies, Kasetsart University
7. Walai Rukhavej Botanical Research Institute, Mahasarakham University
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Asia; Bartonella; Rodents; Shrews; Small mammals
From:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine 2014;4(10):757-767
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: In this article, authors review the current knowledge of Bartonella infection in small mammals including rodents, insectivores, bats and exotic small mammal pets and their vectors in Asia. Species of Bartonella are Gram-negative intracellular bacteria that infect erythrocytes of various mammalian and non-mammalian animals and mainly transmitted by blood sucking arthropod vectors. The genus Bartonella includes several species of important human diseases with severe clinical signs. Several new Bartonella species were isolated from rodents and other small mammals, and from human patients in Asia. Bartonella species are identified using standard polymerase chain reaction amplification and a sequencing targeting two housekeeping genes (gltA and rpoB) and the internal transcribed spacer fragment. Authors also discuss the implications in term of potential emerging zoonotic diseases.