Bartonella henselae in Porpoise Blood

We report detection of Bartonella henselae DNA in blood samples from 2 harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena). By using real-time polymerase chain reaction, we directly amplified Bartonella species DNA from blood of a harbor porpoise stranded along the northern North Carolina coast and from a preenric...

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Main Authors: Ricardo G. Maggi, Craig A. Harms, Aleta A. Hohn, D. Ann Pabst, William A. McLellan, Wendy J. Walton, David S. Rotstein, Edward B. Breitschwerdt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/12/05-0969_article