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

Yi Lun Tsai; Chao Chin Chang; Shih Te Chuang; Bruno B Chomel

doi:10.1016/j.cimid.2011.04.005

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

Yi Lun Tsai, Chao Chin Chang, Shih Te Chuang, Bruno B Chomel

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	299-314
Number of pages	16
Journal	Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Volume	34
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cimid.2011.04.005
State	Published - Jul 2011

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Keywords

Arthropods
Bartonella
Ectoparasites
Potential vectors
Selective adaptation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Immunology
Microbiology
Infectious Diseases
Immunology and Allergy
veterinary(all)

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Tsai, Y. L., Chang, C. C., Chuang, S. T., & Chomel, B. B. (2011). Bartonella species and their ectoparasites: Selective host adaptation or strain selection between the vector and the mammalian host? Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 34(4), 299-314. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cimid.2011.04.005

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