Contrasting patterns in mammal-bacteria coevolution: bartonella and leptospira in bats and rodents.

<h4>Background</h4>Emerging bacterial zoonoses in bats and rodents remain relatively understudied. We conduct the first comparative host-pathogen coevolutionary analyses of bacterial pathogens in these hosts, using Bartonella spp. and Leptospira spp. as a model.<h4>Methodology/prin...

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Main Authors: Bonnie R Lei, Kevin J Olival
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-03-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24651646/pdf/?tool=EBI