Blood Supplementation Enhances Bartonella henselae Growth and Molecular Detection of Bacterial DNA in Liquid Culture

Blood Supplementation Enhances Bartonella henselae Growth and Molecular Detection of Bacterial DNA in Liquid Culture

ABSTRACT Bacteria of the genus Bartonella, a member of the Alphaproteobacteria, are fastidious, Gram-negative, aerobic bacilli that comprise numerous species, subspecies, and genotypes. Bartonella henselae, with a worldwide distribution, infects cats, dogs, horses, humans, and other mammals. Diagnos...

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Main Authors: Chance Liedig, Pradeep Neupane, Erin Lashnits, Edward B. Breitschwerdt, Ricardo G. Maggi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2023-06-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
Subjects:
BAPGM
Bartonella culture
Bartonella henselae
bartonellosis
blood supplementation
diagnostics
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.05126-22

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