Natural history of Bartonella-infecting rodents in light of new knowledge on genomics, diversity and evolution
2013
Buffet, Jean-Philippe | Kosoy, Michael | Taussat, Muriel | Biologie Moléculaire et Immunologie Parasitaires et Fongiques ; École nationale vétérinaire d'Alfort (ENVA)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail (ANSES)-Université Paris-Est Créteil Val-de-Marne - Paris 12 (UPEC UP12) | Ctr Dis Control & Prevent ; Partenaires INRAE | Ile de France Region; Animal Health department of the French National Institute for Agricultural Research; EU [FP7-261504 EDE Next]
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Show more [+] Less [-]English. Among the 33 confirmed Bartonella species to date, more than half are hosted by rodent species, and at least five of them have been involved in human illness causing diverse symptoms including fever, myocarditis, endocarditis, lymphadenitis and hepatitis. In almost all countries, wild rodents are infected by extremely diverse Bartonella strains with a high prevalence. In the present paper, in light of new knowledge on rodent-adapted Bartonella species genomics, we bring together knowledge gained in recent years to have an overview of the impact of rodent-adapted Bartonella infection on humans and to determine how diversity of Bartonella helps to understand their mechanisms of adaptation to rodents and the consequences on human health.
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