After a decade of research and metagenomic analyses, our knowledge of the human
microbiota appears to have reached a plateau despite promising results. In many studies …

Cats and dogs are treated as family members by most pet owners. Therefore, a high quality
of veterinary care and preventive medicine is imperative for animal health and welfare and …

Molecular methods can enable rapid identification of Bartonella spp. infections, which are
difficult to diagnose by using culture or serology. We analyzed clinical test results of PCR …

The Bartonella genus consists of neglected pathogens associated with potentially
transfusional-transmitted and fatal human diseases. We aimed to evaluate Bartonella sp …

Bartonellosis are diseases caused by any kind of Bartonella species. The infection manifests
as asymptomatic bacteremia to potentially fatal disorders. Many species are pathogenic to …

Since the early 1900s, Bartonella species were known only to cause human disease
resulting from very restricted geographic (bartonellosis) or environmental influences (“trench …

Injection drug use constitutes a heavy social, economic, and health burden in the United
States with an estimated lifetime proportion of persons who inject drugs (PWID) at 2.6% of …

Bartonella species are facultative intracellular bacteria and recognized worldwide as
emerging zoonotic pathogens. Bartonella were isolated or identified by polymerase chain …

Background Bartonella quintana is an important cause of infection amongst people
experiencing homelessness that is underdiagnosed due to its nonspecific clinical …

Bartonella henselae (B. henselae) is a gram-negative bacterium that causes cat scratch
disease, bacteremia, and endocarditis, as well as other clinical presentations. B. henselae …