Eliz Oliveira Franco

Diversity and distribution of Bartonella spp. in domestic animals, wildlife, and ectoparasites in Brazil: a comprehensive review.

Bartonella are intracellular Gram-negative blood-borne bacteria capable of infecting a wide range of hosts, primarily mammals and birds. They are responsible for emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases characterized by persistent intraerythrocytic bacteremia in mammals. Out of 49 species described, 13 presents zoo...