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Emerg Infect Dis. 2007 Dec;13(12):1948- 50.
Bartonella DNA in dog saliva.
Duncan AW, Maggi RG, Breitschwerdt EB.
North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine,
Raleigh, North
Carolina, USA.
Bartonella species, transmitted by arthropods or animal bites and
scratches, are
emerging pathogens in human and veterinary medicine. PCR and DNA
sequencing were
used to test oral swabs collected from dogs. Results indicated the
presence of 4
Bartonella species: B. bovis, B. henselae, B. quintana, and B.
vinsonii
subspecies berkhoffii.
PMID: 18258056 [PubMed - in process]