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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, February 2001, p. 743-746, Vol. 39, No. 2
Institut für
Infektionsmedizin1 and Klinik für
kleine Haustiere,2 Freie Universität
Berlin, Berlin, and Hygiene-Institut, Universität
Heidelberg, Heidelberg,3 Germany
Received 28 August 2000/Returned for modification 9 October
2000/Accepted 4 November 2000
Nineteen Bartonella henselae strains and one
Bartonella clarridgeiae strain were isolated from blood
samples of 97 pet cats and 96 stray cats from Berlin, Germany,
indicating prevalence rates of 1 and 18.7%, respectively, for B. henselae and 0 and 1%, respectively, for B. clarridgeiae. Eighteen of 19 B. henselae isolates
corresponded to 16S rRNA type II. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) analysis revealed seven different PFGE types among the feline
B. henselae strains. Interestingly, all feline isolates displayed low genetic relatedness to B. henselae strain
Berlin-1, which is pathogenic for humans.
0095-1137/01/$04.00+0 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.2.743-746.2001
Copyright © 2001, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.
Genetic Variability and Prevalence of
Bartonella henselae in Cats in Berlin, Germany, and Analysis
of Its Genetic Relatedness to a Strain from Berlin That Is
Pathogenic for Humans
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Corresponding author. Present address:
Hygiene-Institut, Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld
324, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany. Phone: 49 6221 56 7807. Fax: 49 6221 56 5627. E-mail: mardjan_arvand{at}med.uni-heidelberg.de.
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