Evolutionary history of rat-borne Bartonella: the importance of commensal rats in the dissemination of bacterial infections globally

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dc.citation.issue10
dc.citation.volume3
dc.contributor.authorHayman DTS
dc.contributor.authorMcDonald KD
dc.contributor.authorKosoy MY
dc.date.available2013-09
dc.date.available2013-07-01
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractEmerging pathogens that originate from invasive species have caused numerous significant epidemics. Some bacteria of genus Bartonella are rodent-borne pathogens that can cause disease in humans and animals alike. We analyzed gltA sequences of 191 strains of rat-associated bartonellae from 29 rodent species from 17 countries to test the hypotheses that this bacterial complex evolved and diversified in Southeast Asia before being disseminated by commensal rats Rattus rattus (black rat) and Rattus norvegicus (Norway rat) to other parts of the globe. The analysis suggests that there have been numerous dispersal events within Asia and introductions from Asia to other regions, with six major clades containing Southeast Asian isolates that appear to have been dispersed globally. Phylogeographic analyses support the hypotheses that these bacteria originated in Southeast Asia and commensal rodents (R. rattus and R. norvegicus) play key roles in the evolution and dissemination of this Bartonella complex throughout the world.
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dc.format.extent3195 - 3203
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dc.identifier.citationECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, 2013, 3 (10), pp. 3195 - 3203
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/ece3.702
dc.identifier.elements-id220114
dc.identifier.harvestedMassey_Dark
dc.identifier.issn2045-7758
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10179/7463
dc.publisherJohn Wiley & Sons
dc.relation.isPartOfECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
dc.subjectBayesian inference
dc.subjectemerging pathogens
dc.subjectinvasive species
dc.subjectphylogeography
dc.subjectRattus
dc.subjectreservoir host
dc.subject.anzsrc0602 Ecology
dc.subject.anzsrc0603 Evolutionary Biology
dc.titleEvolutionary history of rat-borne Bartonella: the importance of commensal rats in the dissemination of bacterial infections globally
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.notesNot known
pubs.organisational-group/Massey University
pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/College of Sciences
pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/College of Sciences/School of Veterinary Science
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