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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 2009, p. 1565-1567, Vol. 47, No. 5
0095-1137/09/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00082-09
Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Molecular Documentation of Bartonella Infection in Dogs in Greece and Italy{triangledown}

P. P. V. P. Diniz,1 S. A. Billeter,1 D. Otranto,2 D. De Caprariis,3 T. Petanides,4 M. E. Mylonakis,4 A. F. Koutinas,4 and E. B. Breitschwerdt1*

Intracellular Pathogens Research Laboratory, Center for Comparative Medicine and Translational Research, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina,1 Department of Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari, Valenzano, Italy,2 Department of Animal Health and Welfare, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari, Valenzano, Italy,3 Companion Animal Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece4

Received 14 January 2009/ Accepted 20 February 2009

This study reports the occurrence of "Bartonella rochalimae" in Europe and the presence of Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii genotypes II and III in dogs in southern Italy and provides DNA sequencing evidence of a potentially new Bartonella sp. infecting dogs in Greece and Italy.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, 4700 Hillsborough Street, Research Building, Room 454, Raleigh, NC 27606. Phone: (919) 513-8277. Fax: (919) 515-3044. E-mail: ed_breitschwerdt{at}ncsu.edu

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 4 March 2009.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 2009, p. 1565-1567, Vol. 47, No. 5
0095-1137/09/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00082-09
Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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