“ Bartonella thailandensis”: a new genotype of identified from rodents

Watcharee Saisongkorh , Wattanapong Wootta , Pathom Sawanpanyalert , Didier Raoult , Jean-Marc Rolain

species, intracellular parasite of erythrocytes and endothelial cells, are zoonotic pathogens of wild and domestic animals including rodents. Many species of rodents are commensally infected with a few species in Asia. However, there are only few reports on detection of in Thailand. Our objective was to detect the presence of species in rodents from Thailand. Among 247 rodents captured in five provinces from Thailand we identified species using molecular methods targeting 3 genes i.e citrate synthase (), -subunit of the RNA polymerase () and cell division protein gene () and the 16-23S rRNA intergenic spacer (ITS). Overall, we found 21 rodents being infected with a species including 7 , 4 , 6 , 1 , 1 sp. RN24BJ and 2 genotypes of a new that we propose to give the provisional status “ Bartonella thailandensis”. To the best of our knowledge, these species have been detected for the first time in Thailand.

Mots clés: Bartonella thailandensis: rodent

Watcharee Saisongkorh, Wattanapong Wootta, Pathom Sawanpanyalert, Didier Raoult, Jean-Marc Rolain. “ Bartonella thailandensis”: a new genotype of identified from rodents. Veterinary Microbiology, 2009, 139 (1-2), pp.197. ⟨10.1016/j.vetmic.2009.05.011⟩. ⟨hal-00520664⟩