PREVALENCE AND DIVERSITY OF BARTONELLA IN RODENTS OF NORTHERN THAILAND: A COMPARISON WITH BARTONELLA IN RODENTS FROM SOUTHERN CHINA

KEVIN T. CASTLE Bacterial Zoonoses Branch, Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Foothills Campus, Fort Collins, Colorado; Department of Entomology, U. S. Army Medical Component, Armed Forces Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand; Yunnan Institute of Epidemic Disease Control and Research, Dali City, Yunnan, People’s Republic of China

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MICHAEL KOSOY Bacterial Zoonoses Branch, Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Foothills Campus, Fort Collins, Colorado; Department of Entomology, U. S. Army Medical Component, Armed Forces Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand; Yunnan Institute of Epidemic Disease Control and Research, Dali City, Yunnan, People’s Republic of China

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KRIANGKRAI LERDTHUSNEE Bacterial Zoonoses Branch, Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Foothills Campus, Fort Collins, Colorado; Department of Entomology, U. S. Army Medical Component, Armed Forces Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand; Yunnan Institute of Epidemic Disease Control and Research, Dali City, Yunnan, People’s Republic of China

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LORI PHELAN Bacterial Zoonoses Branch, Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Foothills Campus, Fort Collins, Colorado; Department of Entomology, U. S. Army Medical Component, Armed Forces Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand; Yunnan Institute of Epidemic Disease Control and Research, Dali City, Yunnan, People’s Republic of China

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YING BAI Bacterial Zoonoses Branch, Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Foothills Campus, Fort Collins, Colorado; Department of Entomology, U. S. Army Medical Component, Armed Forces Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand; Yunnan Institute of Epidemic Disease Control and Research, Dali City, Yunnan, People’s Republic of China

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KENNETH L. GAGE Bacterial Zoonoses Branch, Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Foothills Campus, Fort Collins, Colorado; Department of Entomology, U. S. Army Medical Component, Armed Forces Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand; Yunnan Institute of Epidemic Disease Control and Research, Dali City, Yunnan, People’s Republic of China

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WARISA LEEPITAKRAT Bacterial Zoonoses Branch, Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Foothills Campus, Fort Collins, Colorado; Department of Entomology, U. S. Army Medical Component, Armed Forces Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand; Yunnan Institute of Epidemic Disease Control and Research, Dali City, Yunnan, People’s Republic of China

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TAWEESAK MONKANNA Bacterial Zoonoses Branch, Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Foothills Campus, Fort Collins, Colorado; Department of Entomology, U. S. Army Medical Component, Armed Forces Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand; Yunnan Institute of Epidemic Disease Control and Research, Dali City, Yunnan, People’s Republic of China

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NITTAYA KHLAIMANEE Bacterial Zoonoses Branch, Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Foothills Campus, Fort Collins, Colorado; Department of Entomology, U. S. Army Medical Component, Armed Forces Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand; Yunnan Institute of Epidemic Disease Control and Research, Dali City, Yunnan, People’s Republic of China

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KIRKVICH CHANDRANOI Bacterial Zoonoses Branch, Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Foothills Campus, Fort Collins, Colorado; Department of Entomology, U. S. Army Medical Component, Armed Forces Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand; Yunnan Institute of Epidemic Disease Control and Research, Dali City, Yunnan, People’s Republic of China

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JAMES W. JONES Bacterial Zoonoses Branch, Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Foothills Campus, Fort Collins, Colorado; Department of Entomology, U. S. Army Medical Component, Armed Forces Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand; Yunnan Institute of Epidemic Disease Control and Research, Dali City, Yunnan, People’s Republic of China

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RUSSELL E. COLEMAN Bacterial Zoonoses Branch, Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Foothills Campus, Fort Collins, Colorado; Department of Entomology, U. S. Army Medical Component, Armed Forces Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand; Yunnan Institute of Epidemic Disease Control and Research, Dali City, Yunnan, People’s Republic of China

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We report results of the first study to investigate the distribution and diversity of Bartonella in rodents from Thailand. Whole blood from 195 rodents, representing six species, was tested for the presence of Bartonella species using standard culture techniques. Isolates were obtained from 17 (8.7%) of the samples, and 14 of those isolates represented distinct strains, based upon partial sequencing of the citrate synthase (gltA) gene. Phylogenetic analysis of the isolates and other Bartonella species indicated that five unique isolates from Bandicota indica form a cluster that may represent a new Bartonella species. Two additional isolates from B. indica clustered together, and were nearly identical to an isolate from Apodemus draco collected in southern China. Importantly, a number of the isolates from Thailand rodents are closely related to B. grahamii and B. elizabethae, species which have been associated with human illness.

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