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Genotyping of Bartonella bacteria and their animal hosts: current status and perspectives by Kosoy, M, McKee, C, Albayrak, L, Fofanov, Y

“…Growing evidence demonstrates that bacterial species diversity is substantial, and many of these species are pathogenic in some contexts or hosts. At the same…”
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A survey of zoonotic pathogens carried by Norway rats in Baltimore, Maryland, USA by EASTERBROOK, J. D., KAPLAN, J. B., VANASCO, N. B., REEVES, W. K., PURCELL, R. H., KOSOY, M. Y., GLASS, G. E., WATSON, J., KLEIN, S. L.

“…Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) carry several zoonotic pathogens and because rats and humans live in close proximity in urban environments, there exists…”
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Bartonella species in bat flies (Diptera: Nycteribiidae) from western Africa by Billeter, S A, Hayman, D T S, Peel, A J, Baker, K, Wood, J L N, Cunningham, A, Suu-Ire, R, Dittmar, K, Kosoy, M Y

“…Bat flies are obligate ectoparasites of bats and it has been hypothesized that they may be involved in the transmission of Bartonella species between bats. A…”
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Assessing complexity and dynamics in epidemics: geographical barriers and facilitators of foot-and-mouth disease dissemination by Hoogesteyn, A L, Rivas, A L, Smith, S D, Fasina, F O, Fair, J M, Kosoy, M

“…Physical and non-physical processes that occur in nature may influence biological processes, such as dissemination of infectious diseases. However, such…”
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Experimental infection of laboratory mice with two Bartonella tribocorum strains from wild Mus species: a homologous host-bacteria model system at the genus level by Colton, L, Kosoy, M

“…To date no experimental infection studies have been conducted in laboratory mice using Mus spp. bartonella strains. Therefore we designed a study to evaluate…”
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Prevalence and Phylogenetic Analysis of Bartonella Species of Wild Carnivores and Their Fleas in Northwestern Mexico by López-Pérez, A. M., Osikowicz, L., Bai, Y., Montenieri, J., Rubio, A., Moreno, K., Gage, K., Suzán, G., Kosoy, M.

“…The host–parasite–vector relationship of Bartonella spp. system in wild carnivores and their fleas from northwestern Mexico was investigated. Sixty-six…”
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Fleas and Flea-Associated Bartonella Species in Dogs and Cats from Peru by Rizzo, M. F., Billeter, S. A., Osikowicz, L., Luna-Caipo, D. V., Áceres, A. G. C, Kosoy, M.

“…In the present study, we investigated 238 fleas collected from cats and dogs in three regions of Peru (Ancash, Cajamarca, and Lima) for the presence of…”
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Ecological associations between bacteria of the genus Bartonella and mammals by Kosoy, M. Ye

“…Bacteria of the genus Bartonella are facultative intracellular parasites associated with erythrocytes and endothelial cells of mammals. It has become…”
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Temporal and Spatial Patterns of Bartonella Infection in Black-tailed Prairie Dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus) by Bai, Ying, Kosoy, M. Y, Ray, C, Brinkerhoff, R. J, Collinge, S. K

“…We describe the temporal dynamics and spatial distribution of Bartonella in black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus) based on a longitudinal study…”
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Prevalence of Antibody to Hepatitis E Virus among Rodents in the United States by Favorov, Michael O., Kosoy, Michael Y., Tsarev, Sergei A., Childs, James E., Margolis, Harold S.

“…The recent identification of antibody to hepatitis E virus (HEV) in pigs, sheep, and cattle and characterization of an HEV isolated from domestic pigs suggest…”
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Morphological and genetic variability in small island populations of the striped field mouse Apodemus agrarius Pallas, 1771 by Sheremetyeva, I. N., Kartavtseva, I. V., Pavlenko, M. V., Kostenko, V. A., Sheremetyev, I. S., Katin, I. O., Kosoy, M. E.

“…Morphological (craniometrical characteristics and variations of cusp t3 on the second upper molar (M 2 )) and genetic (polymorphism of chromosomes and blood…”
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Distribution, diversity, and host specificity of Bartonella in rodents from the Southeastern United States by Kosoy, M Y, Regnery, R L, Tzianabos, T, Marston, E L, Jones, D C, Green, D, Maupin, G O, Olson, J G, Childs, J E

“…A number of Bartonella isolates were obtained from seven species of rodents sampled from 12 geographic sites representing the major biotic communities of the…”
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Effects of rodent community diversity and composition on prevalence of an endemic bacterial pathogen - Bartonella by Bai, Y., Kosoy, M. Y., Calisher, C. H., Cully, J. F., Collinge, S. K.

“…By studying Bartonella prevalence in rodent communities from 23 geographic sites in the western United States and one site in northern Mexico, the present…”
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INFLUENCES OF INTRODUCED PLAGUE ON NORTH AMERICAN MAMMALS: IMPLICATIONS FROM ECOLOGY OF PLAGUE IN ASIA by Biggins, Dean E., Kosoy, Michael Y.

“…Intercontinental movements of invasive species continue to modify the world's ecosystems. The plague bacterium (Yersinia pestis) has colonized and altered…”
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Experimental evidence of host specificity of Bartonella infection in rodents by Kosoy, M.Y, Saito, E.K, Green, D, Marston, E.L, Jones, D.C, Childs, J.E

“…A large number of Bartonella species and genetic variants were compared for their ability to cause bacteremia in different rodent species: the cotton rat (…”
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Isolation and Characterization of Whitewater Arroyo Virus, a Novel North American Arenavirus by Fulhorst, Charles F., Bowen, Michael D., Ksiazek, Thomas G., Rollin, Pierre E., Nichol, Stuart T., Kosoy, Michael Y., Peters, Clarence J.

“…Rodents are principal hosts for each of the well-characterized arenaviruses. Prior to the present study, Tamiami (TAM) virus was the sole arenavirus known to…”
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P1051 New emerging human infection caused by Bartonella vinsonii ssp. arupensis in Russia by Kruglov, A, Barmina, G, Osadchaya, V, Frolova, G, Markov, A, Smirnov, G, Bashkirov, V, Kirillov, M, Kosoy, M

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Molecular genetic techniques for typing of Bartonella isolates by Kirillov, M. Yu, Markov, A. P., Lopyrev, I. V., Pankratova, V. N., Levitskii, S. A., Bashkirov, V. N., Smirnov, G. B., Kruglov, A. N., Osadchaya, V. A., Frolova, G. P., Barmina, G. V., Morozova, O. A., Kosoy, M. Y.

“…Primer sets for PCR detection of four housekeeping genes of Bartonella spp. isolated from clinical material were developed and tested. We tested a strategy of…”
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Prevalence of antibodies to arenaviruses in rodents from the southern and western United States: evidence for an arenavirus associated with the genus Neotoma by Kosoy, M Y, Elliott, L H, Ksiazek, T G, Fulhorst, C F, Rollin, P E, Childs, J E, Mills, J N, Maupin, G O, Peters, C J

“…The objectives of this study were to extend our knowledge of the geographic distribution and rodent host range of arenaviruses in North America. Sera from wild…”
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Community structure and prevalence of hantavirus infection in rodents: a geographic division of the enzootic area in far eastern Russia by Kosoy, M Y, Slonova, R A, Mills, J N, Mandel, E, Childs, J E

“…The results of an extensive rodent trapping effort throughout the southern part of far eastern Russia and hantavirus antigen screening of tissues were used to…”
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