Volume 13, Number 12—December 2007
Dispatch
Bartonella DNA in Dog Saliva
Table
PCR, DNA sequencing, and serologic results for the 5 dogs positive for Bartonella DNA in oral swabs*
Dog no. | B. henselae IFA | B. vinsonii (berkhoffii) IFA | PCR target | DNA sequence in blood | DNA sequence in oral swab |
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1 | <16 | <16 | ITS, Pap31 | B. henselae and B. vinsonii (berkhoffii) type II, B. henselae | B. bovis, negative |
2 | <16 | <16 | ITS, Pap31 | B. henselae, B. henselae | B. vinsonii (berkhoffii) types I and II, B. henselae and B. vinsonii (berkhoffii) type II |
3 | 32 | <16 | ITS, Pap31 | Negative, negative | B. vinsonii (berkhoffii) type II, negative |
4 | <16 | <16 | ITS, Pap31 | Negative, negative | B. vinsonii (berkhoffii) type II, negative |
5 | <16 | <16 | ITS, Pap31 | Negative, negative | B. quintana, negative |
*ITS, 16S–23S intergenic transcribed spacer region; Pap31, heme-binding protein gene; IFA, indirect immunofluorescence assay.