Bartonella spp. DNA associated with biting flies from California

Emerg Infect Dis. 2004 Jul;10(7):1311-3. doi: 10.3201/eid1007.030896.

Abstract

Bartonella DNA was investigated in 104 horn flies (Haematobia spp.), 60 stable flies (Stomoxys spp.), 11 deer flies (Chrysops spp.), and 11 horse flies (Tabanus spp.) collected on cattle in California. Partial sequencing indicated B. bovis DNA in the horn fly pool and B. henselae type M DNA in one stable fly.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bartonella / genetics
  • Bartonella / isolation & purification*
  • Bartonella Infections / microbiology
  • Bartonella Infections / transmission*
  • Bartonella henselae / genetics
  • Bartonella henselae / isolation & purification
  • Base Sequence
  • California
  • Cattle
  • Cattle Diseases / microbiology
  • Cattle Diseases / transmission
  • DNA, Bacterial / analysis*
  • DNA, Bacterial / isolation & purification
  • Diptera / microbiology*
  • Ectoparasitic Infestations / parasitology
  • Insect Bites and Stings*
  • Insect Vectors / microbiology
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Muscidae / microbiology*

Substances

  • DNA, Bacterial