Expanding our view of Bartonella and its hosts: Bartonella in nest ectoparasites and their migratory avian hosts.
Heather M WilliamsKatharina DittmarPublished in: Parasites & vectors (2020)
To the best of our knowledge, we provide the first confirmation of overlapping Bartonella strains among bird hosts and various species of nest-associated ectoparasites from the same system, suggesting a possible Bartonella host-vector relationship between these arthropods and a non-mammalian host. Our study adds to the growing appreciation of the Bartonellaceae as a phylogenetically diverse group with a wide range of hosts.
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