Abstract:Bartonella mastomydis sp. nov. strain 008 is the type strain of B. mastomydis sp. nov., a new species within the genus Bartonella. This strain was isolated from Mastomys erythroleucus rodents trapped in the Sine-Saloum region of Senegal. Here we describe the features of this organism, together with the complete genome sequence and its annotation. The 2 044 960 bp long genomes with 38.44% G + C content contains 1674 protein-coding and 42 RNA genes, including three rRNA genes.
“…None of the available biochemical tests was positive. Similar patterns have been previously observed for Bartonella senegalensis and Bartonella mastomydis [10], [24].Fig. 4Transmission electron micrograph of Bartonella massiliensis strain OS09 T using Morgagni 268D (Philips, Amsterdam, The Netherlands) transmission electron microscope at operating voltage of 60 kV.…”
Bartonella massiliensis sp. nov., strain OS09T (= CSURB624T = DSM 23169), is the type strain of Bartonella massiliensis sp. nov., a new species within the genus Bartonella. It was isolated from a soft tick, Ornithodoros sonrai, vector of recurrent fever collected from Senegalese domestic rodent burrows. This strain is an aerobic, rod-shaped and Gram-negative bacterium. On the basis of taxonogenomic approach, we propose the creation of Bartonella massiliensis sp. nov.
“…None of the available biochemical tests was positive. Similar patterns have been previously observed for Bartonella senegalensis and Bartonella mastomydis [10], [24].Fig. 4Transmission electron micrograph of Bartonella massiliensis strain OS09 T using Morgagni 268D (Philips, Amsterdam, The Netherlands) transmission electron microscope at operating voltage of 60 kV.…”
Bartonella massiliensis sp. nov., strain OS09T (= CSURB624T = DSM 23169), is the type strain of Bartonella massiliensis sp. nov., a new species within the genus Bartonella. It was isolated from a soft tick, Ornithodoros sonrai, vector of recurrent fever collected from Senegalese domestic rodent burrows. This strain is an aerobic, rod-shaped and Gram-negative bacterium. On the basis of taxonogenomic approach, we propose the creation of Bartonella massiliensis sp. nov.
“…Thus, our results also involve the first data about pathogens in fleas collected from the Canarian shrew. Further, as first reports of B. mastomydis (Dahmani et al 2018) were in Senegal and in Benin afterwards (Martín‐Alonso et al 2016), both located in West Africa, the presence of this species confirmed only in Lanzarote may be explained due to its proximity to this African margin.…”
Because isolated ecosystems contribute to species variability, especially oceanic island ecosystems, the present work focused on the study of the Bartonella species and haplotypes in Lanzarote and El Hierro, two Canary islands with evident bioclimatic differences between them. A total of 123 rodents and 110 fleas from two islands were screened for the presence of Bartonella by PCR analysis of the gltA and nuoG genes. The overall prevalence was 5.7% in rodents and 20.4% in fleas. A total of seven gltA‐haplotypes was found in both rodents and fleas, belonging to the species Bartonella mastomydis and Bartonella tribocorum in Lanzarote, and to Bartonella rochalimae and Bartonella elizabethae in El Hierro, as well as recently described species Bartonella kosoyi in both islands. Besides, potential co‐infections were detected based on the nuoG analysis. Further, Xenopsylla cheopis was the only flea species identified. Our study shows that isolated ecosystems such as the Canary Islands lead to the appearance of new Bartonella haplotypes along different biotopes, with diverse flea species involved in the spreading of the pathogen being of great relevance due to the zoonotic potential of the species found.
“…Three strains were isolated from livers of three brush-furred rats of the genus Lophuromys (MT256381.1). Bartonella strains were cultured as previously reported [ 7 , 8 , 14 ].…”
Section: Samples and Bacterial Culturementioning
confidence: 99%
“…As previously described in similar studies [ 7 , 8 ], the internal transcribed spacer (ITS), gltA, rpoB, ftsZ and 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes were amplified and sequenced to identify isolated Bartonella strains. Three B. gabonensis isolates (strains 662, 667 and 669 T ) were obtained from three individuals of the same rodent species, the rusty-bellied brush-furred rat Lophuromys sikapusi.…”
Section: Classification and Featuresmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…bacteria [ 1 , 5 , 6 ]. More recently, several new species of Bartonella have been isolated in rodents and their ectoparasites in sub-Saharan Africa, including Bartonella mastomydis [ 7 ], Bartonella massiliensis [ 8 ] and Bartonella saheliensis [ 9 ].…”
We describe a new strain named Bartonella gabonensis sp. nov. strain 669
T
(CSURB1083). The entire genome of this strain is described here. It was isolated from a savannah rodent, a brush-furred rat (Lophuromys sp.), trapped the city of Franceville in Gabon, in Central Africa. B. gabonensis is an aerobic, rod-shaped and Gram-negative bacterium. On the basis of the organism's features, and following a taxonogenomic approach, we propose the creation of the species Bartonella gabonensis sp. nov.
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