Serological and Molecular Evidence of <i>Bartonella henselae</i> in Stray Cats from Southern Italy

Serological and Molecular Evidence of <i>Bartonella henselae</i> in Stray Cats from Southern Italy

<i>Bartonella henselae</i> is a slow growing and facultative intracellular pathogen mainly transmitted by arthropod vectors adapted to domestic and wild mammalian reservoir hosts. Since cats are the major source of the <i>B. henselae</i> infection, this study aimed to evaluat...

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Main Authors: Francesca Grippi, Paola Galluzzo, Annalisa Guercio, Valeria Blanda, Francesco Santangelo, Sonia Sciortino, Domenico Vicari, Francesca Arcuri, Santina Di Bella, Alessandra Torina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Series:Microorganisms
Subjects:
<i>Bartonella henselae</i>
cats
seroprevalence
real-time PCR
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/9/5/979

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