Bartonella species and their ectoparasites: Selective host adaptation or strain selection between the vector and the mammalian host?

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標題:	Bartonella species and their ectoparasites: Selective host adaptation or strain selection between the vector and the mammalian host?
作者:	Tsai, Y.L. 張照勤 Chang, C.C. Chuang, S.T. Chomel, B.B.
關鍵字:	Bartonella Arthropods Ectoparasites Potential vectors Selective adaptation cat-scratch disease ixodes-ricinus ticks burgdorferi sensu-lato polymerase-chain-reaction 1st molecular evidence rickettsia-felis body lice borrelia-burgdorferi fleas siphonaptera homeless-persons
期刊/報告no：:	Comparative Immunology Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Volume 34, Issue 4, Page(s) 299-314.
摘要:	A wide range of blood-sucking arthropods have either been confirmed or are suspected as important vectors in Bartonella transmission to mammals, including humans. Overall, it appears that the diversity of Bartonella species DNA identified in ectoparasites is much broader than the species detected in their mammalian hosts, suggesting a mechanism of adaptation of Bartonella species to their host-vector ecosystem. However, these mechanisms leading to the fitness between the vectors and their hosts still need to be investigated. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/11455/66640
ISSN:	0147-9571
文章連結:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cimid.2011.04.005
Appears in Collections:	微生物暨公共衛生學研究所

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