TY - JOUR AU - Kosoy, Michael AU - Bai, Ying AU - Lynch, Tarah AU - Kuzmin, Ivan V. AU - Niezgoda, Michael AU - Franka, Richard AU - Agwanda, Bernard AU - Breiman, Robert F. AU - Rupprecht, Charles E. T1 - Bartonella spp. in Bats, Kenya T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2010 VL - 16 IS - 12 SP - 1875 SN - 1080-6059 AB - We report the presence and diversity of Bartonella spp. in bats of 13 insectivorous and frugivorous species collected from various locations across Kenya. Bartonella isolates were obtained from 23 Eidolon helvum, 22 Rousettus aegyptiacus, 4 Coleura afra, 7 Triaenops persicus, 1 Hipposideros commersoni, and 49 Miniopterus spp. bats. Sequence analysis of the citrate synthase gene from the obtained isolates showed a wide assortment of Bartonella strains. Phylogenetically, isolates clustered in specific host bat species. All isolates from R. aegyptiacus, C. afra, and T. persicus bats clustered in separate monophyletic groups. In contrast, E. helvum and Miniopterus spp. bats harbored strains that clustered in several groups. Further investigation is needed to determine whether these agents are responsible for human illnesses in the region. KW - Bacteria KW - Bartonella KW - bats KW - zoonoses KW - Kenya KW - research DO - 10.3201/eid1612.100601 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/12/10-0601_article ER - End of Reference