Characterization of Bartonella taylorii Strains in Small Mammals of the Turkish Thrace

POLAT C., Celebi B., IRMAK S., Karatas A., Colak F., MATUR F., ...Daha Fazla

ECOHEALTH, cilt.17, sa.4, ss.477-486, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 17 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s10393-021-01518-y
  • Dergi Adı: ECOHEALTH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, Environment Index, Greenfile, MEDLINE, Pollution Abstracts, Public Affairs Index, Veterinary Science Database
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.477-486
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Zoonoses, Bartonella, Rodentia, Prevalence, Epidemiology, Turkey, VINSONII SUBSP BERKHOFFII, MOUSE APODEMUS-AGRARIUS, MOLECULAR-DETECTION, INFECTING RODENTS, GENETIC DIVERSITY, SP-NOV, FIELD, HENSELAE, PREVALENCE, SEROPREVALENCE
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Rodents play role as a reservoir for some Bartonella species which cause different clinical manifestations in humans. Bartonella spp. existence in rodents of Turkish Thrace has been detected for the first time, and the risky habitat types were evaluated for the infection. Ninety individuals belonging to three small rodent species were screened by PCR, and the overall prevalence of Bartonella infection was 22.2%. The strains were characterized molecularly based on the phylogenetic analyses of two housekeeping genes, rpoB and gltA. They clustered with B. taylorii. The significant effects of habitat types and rodent species on Bartonella infections were observed. It was detected that B. taylorii prevalence was the highest in the swamp forest habitat and A. flavicollis species. The present study demonstrates that A. flavicollis is the reservoir of B. taylorii in the European part of Turkey.