Evidence of Bartonella spp. in Blood and Ticks (Ornithodoros hasei) of Bats, in French Guiana

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Davoust, Bernard | Marié, Jean-Lou | Dahmani, Mustapha | Berenger, Jean-Michel | Bompar, Jean-Michel | Blanchet, Denis | Cheuret, Marie | Raoult, Didier | Mediannikov, Oleg

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International audience. We screened blood from 59 bats from French Guiana for Bartonella spp. PCRs were positive for 13.6% and culture was positive in one Noctilio albiventris and one Pteronotus parnellii, as well as in Ornithodoros hasei ticks collected from bats. Two isolated strains represent possible two new species.

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