Molecular detection and genetic characterization of Bartonella species from rodents and their associated ectoparasites from northern Tanzania.

Ndyetabura O TheonestRyan W CarterNelson AmaniSiân L DohertyEphrasia HughoJulius D KeyyuBarbara K MableGabriel M ShirimaRigobert TarimoKate M ThomasDaniel T HaydonJoram J BuzaKathryn J AllanJo E B Halliday

Published in: PloS one (2019)

The ssrA and gltA sequences obtained from rodent spleens and ssrA sequences obtained from fleas reveal the presence of a diverse set of Bartonella genotypes and increase our understanding of the bartonellae present in Tanzanian. Further studies are needed to fully characterise the prevalence, genotypes and diversity of Bartonella in different host populations and their potential impacts on human health.

Keyphrases

human health
risk assessment
climate change
genetic diversity
risk factors
genome wide
single cell
dna methylation
case control
gene expression