Bartonella spp. in Small Mammals, Benin

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AuteurMARTIN ALONSO, AARON
AuteurHOUEMENOU, GUALBERT
AuteurABREU YANES, ESTEFANIA
AuteurVALLADARES, BASILIO
AuteurFELIU, CARLOS
AuteurFORONDA, PILAR
Date d'ajout2026-06-02T16:06:57Z
Date de disponibilite2026-06-02T16:06:57Z
Date de publication2016
ResumeThis study aimed to investigate the prevalence and genetic diversity of Bartonella organisms in small mammals in Cotonou, Benin. We captured 163 rodents and 12 insectivores and successfully detected Bartonella DNA from 13 of the 175 small mammal individuals. Bartonella spp., identical or closely related to Bartonella elizabethae, Bartonella tribocorum, and Bartonella rochalimae, was detected. A potential new Bartonella species, proposed as Candidatus Bartonella mastomydis, was found in three Mastomys individuals and genetically characterized by targeting two housekeeping genes (rpoB and gltA) and the intergenic species region. However, 20.8% of gray rats were found to be infected with Bartonella spp., and none of the black rats analyzed was positive. This work may be important from a public health point of view due to the zoonotic nature of the Bartonella species detected and warrants further investigation on the unknown zoonotic potential of this newly proposed Bartonella species.
DOI10.1089/vbz.2015.1838
Autre identifiantBECDB-5819
URIhttps://dspace.uac.bj/handle/123456789/5359
Languefr
Fait partie deVECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES
SujetBartonella—PCR—Rodents—Vector-borne
TitreBartonella spp. in Small Mammals, Benin
TypeArticle

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