Presence of Bartonella Species in Wild Carnivores of Northern Spain

Gerrikagoitia, Xeider; Gil, Horacio; García-Esteban, Coral; Anda, Pedro; Juste, Ramón A.; Barral, Marta

doi:10.1128/aem.05938-11

Cited by 42 publications

(39 citation statements)

References 24 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…Several studies have reported detection or isolation of Bartonella species in coyotes (Canis latrans), raccoons (Procyon lotor), gray foxes (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), island foxes (Urocyon littoralis), and other wildlife from multiple regions across the world, including the western US (Chang et al 2000;Gerrikagoitia et al 2012). Two Bartonella species, B. vinsonii subsp.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

BARTONELLA ROCHALIMAEANDB. VINSONIISUBSP.BERKHOFFIIIN WILD CARNIVORES FROM COLORADO, USA

Bai

Gilbert

Fox

et al. 2016

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

BARTONELLA ROCHALIMAEANDB. VINSONIISUBSP.BERKHOFFIIIN WILD CARNIVORES FROM COLORADO, USA

Bai

Gilbert

Fox

et al. 2016

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

“…A total of 22 genotypes of Bartonella were detected in small mammals (29), some of them corresponding to a potentially new Bartonella species. In wild carnivores, B. rochalimae was detected in a wolf and in a fox (30). A potential new Bartonella species, closely related to B. clarridgeiae, was found in badgers (30).…”

mentioning

confidence: 97%

“…In wild carnivores, B. rochalimae was detected in a wolf and in a fox (30). A potential new Bartonella species, closely related to B. clarridgeiae, was found in badgers (30). Currently, data about the Bartonella species which are circulating in domestic ungulates in this region of Spain are scarce.…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

Bartonella chomelii Is the Most Frequent Species Infecting Cattle Grazing in Communal Mountain Pastures in Spain

Antequera-Gómez

Lozano-Almendral

Barandika

et al. 2015

Appl Environ Microbiol

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The presence of Bartonella spp. was investigated in domestic ungulates grazing in communal pastures from a mountain area in northern Spain, where 18.3% (17/93) of cattle were found to be positive by PCR combined with a reverse line blot (PCR/RLB), whereas sheep (n ‫؍‬ 133) or horses (n ‫؍‬ 91) were found not to be infected by this pathogen. Bartonella infection was significantly associated with age, since older animals showed a higher prevalence than heifers and calves. In contrast to other studies, B. chomelii was the most frequent species found in cattle (14/17), while B. bovis was detected in only three animals. Moreover, 18 B. chomelii isolates and one B. bovis isolate were obtained from nine animals. Afterwards, B. chomelii isolates were characterized by a multilocus sequence typing (MLST) method which was adapted in this study. This method presented a high discrimination power, identifying nine different sequence types (STs). This characterization also showed the presence of different STs simultaneously in the same host and that STs had switched over time in one of the animals. In addition, B. chomelii STs seem to group phylogenetically in two different lineages. The only B. bovis isolate was characterized with a previously described MLST method. This isolate corresponded to a new ST which is located in lineage I, where the B. bovis strains infecting Bos taurus subsp. taurus are grouped. Further studies on the dynamics of Bartonella infection in cattle and the potential ectoparasites involved in the transmission of this microorganism should be performed, improving knowledge about the interaction of Bartonella spp. and domestic ungulates.

show abstract

“…However, as in this study, A. phagocytophilum was not detected in badgers in The Netherlands, Czech Republic, and Spain and only a low prevalence was observed among badgers in another study conducted in Belgium and The Netherlands, as well as in Italy, suggesting badgers do not play a significant epidemiological role in this infection ( [32] and references therein). A previous survey found what appeared to be a novel Bartonella sp., most closely related to B. clarridgeiae, in 12% of badgers in northern Spain [38]. B. clarridgeiae infection is largely associated with cats and dogs, and more recently humans [39], so further investigation of a larger number of badgers would be interesting.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Molecular Detection of Arthropod-Borne Pathogens in Eurasian Badgers (Meles meles) from the United Kingdom

Guardone

Ebani

Verin

et al. 2020

Animals

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Arthropod-borne diseases (ABD) are of increasing interest in veterinary and public health. Eurasian badgers (Meles meles) are known to harbor a wide range of pathogens, but information on their role as ABD reservoirs and their potential epidemiological relevance is limited. This study aimed to investigate the occurrence of arthropod-borne pathogens, specifically piroplasmids and the bacteria Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Ehrlichia canis, Coxiella burnetii, Francisella tularensis and Bartonella spp., in badgers from Great Britain (GB). Blood and heart samples from 18 badgers were examined using PCR and sequencing. A neighbour-joining (NJ) phylogram was also produced. Nine animals tested positive for Babesia sp., while none of the samples was positive for the investigated bacteria. The sequences obtained clustered with other sequences of Babesia sp. from badgers from GB and elsewhere, including China, Hungary, Spain and Italy, showing a widespread distribution of this parasite in badgers. Badger-associated Babesia DNA was also found recently in a wild cat in Bosnia Herzegovina, in a wolf in Italy and in dogs in Hungary. Further investigations are needed to understand the epidemiology of this putative pathogen and its impact on the health of wild and domestic carnivores.

show abstract

Presence of Bartonella Species in Wild Carnivores of Northern Spain

Cited by 42 publications

References 24 publications

BARTONELLA ROCHALIMAEANDB. VINSONIISUBSP.BERKHOFFIIIN WILD CARNIVORES FROM COLORADO, USA

BARTONELLA ROCHALIMAEANDB. VINSONIISUBSP.BERKHOFFIIIN WILD CARNIVORES FROM COLORADO, USA

Bartonella chomelii Is the Most Frequent Species Infecting Cattle Grazing in Communal Mountain Pastures in Spain

Molecular Detection of Arthropod-Borne Pathogens in Eurasian Badgers (Meles meles) from the United Kingdom

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About