Volume 20, Number 3—March 2014
Letter
Bartonella henselae and B. koehlerae DNA in Birds
Patricia E. Mascarelli, Maggie McQuillan, Craig A. Harms, Ronald V. Harms, and Edward B. Breitschwerdt
Table
Bartonella species detected in birds*
| Bird common name | Bird species | No. birds positive/no. total | Bartonella sp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| House sparrow | Passer domesticus | 0/28 | |
| Boat-tailed grackle | Quiscalus major | 0/15 | |
| Mourning dove | Zenaida macroura | 0/12 | |
| Herring gull† | Larus argentatus | 0/6 | |
| House finch | Carpodacus mexicanus | 0/5 | |
| Blue jay | Cyanocitta cristata | 0/3 | |
| Song sparrow | Melospiza melodia | 0/2 | |
| Northern cardinal | Cardinalis cardinalis | 0/2 | |
| Northern mockingbird | Mimus polyglottos | 2/2 | B. henselae SA2 |
| European starling | Sturnus vulgaris | 0/2 | |
| Red-winged blackbird | Agelaius phoeniceus | 1/1 | B. henselae SA2 |
| Brown thrasher | Toxostoma rufum | 0/1 | |
| Tufted titmouse | Baeolophus bicolor | 0/1 | |
| Red-bellied woodpecker | Melanerpes carolinus | 1/1 | B. koehlerae |
| Common grackle | Quiscalus quiscula | 0/1 | |
| Common loon† | Gavia immer | 1/1 | B. koehlerae |
| Red-headed woodpecker | Melanerpes erythrocephalus | 0/1 | |
| Brown pelican† | Pelicanus occidentalis | 0/1 | |
| Collared dove | Streptopelia decaocto | 0/1 |
*SA2, San Antonio 2 intergenic spacer region genotype.
†Euthanized.
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