Emerging Infectious Disease ISSN: 1080-6059

Bartonella spp. DNA Associated with Biting Flies from California

Crystal Y. Chung*, Rickie W. Kasten*, Sandra M. Paff*, Brian A. Van Horn*, Muriel Vayssier-Taussat†, Henri-Jean Boulouis†, and Bruno B. Chomel*

Author affiliations: *University of California, Davis, California, USA; †Unité Mixte de Recherche, Ecole Nationale Veterinaire d'Alfort, Maisons-Alfort, France

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Alignment of BhCS.781p/BhCS.1137n gltA gene amplicons for 328 bp of Bartonella henselae type H (GenBank accession no. baoglt), B. henselae type M (isolate ucd-U4) from a California cat and the stable fly DNA extract (fly-SO13). The highlighted region indicates base pair difference.

Figure 2. Alignment of BhCS.781p/BhCS.1137n gltA gene amplicons for 328 bp of Bartonella henselae type H (GenBank accession no. baoglt), B. henselae type M (isolate ucd-U4) from a California cat and the stable fly DNA extract (fly-SO13). The highlighted region indicates base pair difference.

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