Bartonella in Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) from the urban slum environment in Brazil
Abstract Bartonella are rodent-borne bacteria that cause varied human etiologies. Studies on synanthropic rodents are rare, causing gaps in epidemiological knowledge. We tested bloodclot samples from 79 rats from an urban slum in Salvador, Brazil through PCR targeting gltA gene. Nine samples (11.4%)...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Academia Brasileira de Ciências
2023-10-01
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| Series: | Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652023000500702&lng=en&tlng=en |