Infective endocarditis in a dog and the phylogenetic relationship of the associated "Bartonella rochalimae" strain with isolates from dogs, gray foxes, and a human

J Clin Microbiol. 2009 Mar;47(3):787-90. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01351-08. Epub 2008 Dec 24.

Abstract

The first case of canine endocarditis caused by "Bartonella rochalimae" is reported. By PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism, sequence, and phylogenetic analyses, Bartonella isolates from a dog with endocarditis, 22 gray foxes, and three dogs, described as B. clarridgeiae like, were confirmed to belong to the new species "B. rochalimae," suggesting canids as the natural reservoir.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics
  • Bartonella / classification*
  • Bartonella / genetics
  • Bartonella / isolation & purification*
  • Bartonella Infections / microbiology
  • Bartonella Infections / veterinary*
  • Cluster Analysis
  • DNA Fingerprinting
  • DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / chemistry
  • DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / genetics
  • Dog Diseases / microbiology*
  • Dogs
  • Endocarditis / microbiology
  • Endocarditis / veterinary*
  • Foxes
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Phylogeny
  • Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • DNA, Bacterial
  • DNA, Ribosomal Spacer

Associated data

  • GENBANK/DQ676484
  • GENBANK/DQ676485
  • GENBANK/DQ676486
  • GENBANK/DQ676487
  • GENBANK/DQ676488
  • GENBANK/DQ676489
  • GENBANK/DQ676490
  • GENBANK/DQ676491