Maggi Ricardo G, Raverty Stephen A, Lester Sally J, Huff David G, Haulena Martin, Ford Susan L, Nielsen Ole, Robinson John H, Breitschwerdt Edward B
College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27606, USA.
J Wildl Dis. 2008 Oct;44(4):871-7. doi: 10.7589/0090-3558-44.4.871.
Previously, we reported the isolation of Bartonella henselae from the blood of harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) and loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) from the North Carolina coast. Hematologic, pathologic, and microbiologic findings surrounding the death of a juvenile captive beluga in Vancouver initiated an outbreak investigation designed to define the molecular prevalence of Bartonella infection in belugas. Using polymerase chain reaction analyses targeting the intergenic spacer region (ITS), two B. henselae ITS strains were identified in 78% of captive and free-ranging hunter-harvested belugas. These findings may have public health implications and may influence aquarium management procedures for captive marine mammals.
此前，我们报道了从北卡罗来纳州海岸的港湾鼠海豚（Phocoena phocoena）和蠵龟（Caretta caretta）血液中分离出亨氏巴尔通体。温哥华一头圈养幼年白鲸死亡时的血液学、病理学和微生物学发现引发了一项疫情调查，旨在确定白鲸巴尔通体感染的分子流行率。通过针对基因间隔区（ITS）的聚合酶链反应分析，在78%的圈养和自由放养并被猎人捕获的白鲸中鉴定出两种亨氏巴尔通体ITS菌株。这些发现可能对公共卫生有影响，并可能影响圈养海洋哺乳动物的水族馆管理程序。
