Data from: Prevalence, diversity, and host associations of Bartonella strains in bats from Georgia (Caucasus)

Urushadze, Lela, National Center for Disease Control and Public Health, Ilia State University

Bai, Ying, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Osikowicz, Lynn, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

McKee, Clifton, Colorado State University, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Sidamonidze, Ketevan, National Center for Disease Control and Public Health

Putkaradze, Davit, National Center for Disease Control and Public Health

Imnadze, Paata, National Center for Disease Control and Public Health

Kandaurov, Andrei, Ilia State University

Kuzmin, Ivan

Kosoy, Michael, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Published Mar 20, 2018 on Dryad. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.f0k4j

Cite this dataset

Urushadze, Lela et al. (2018). Data from: Prevalence, diversity, and host associations of Bartonella strains in bats from Georgia (Caucasus) [Dataset]. Dryad. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.f0k4j

Abstract

Bartonella infections were investigated in seven species of bats from four regions of the Republic of Georgia. Of the 236 bats that were captured, 212 (90%) specimens were tested for Bartonella infection. Colonies identified as Bartonella were isolated from 105 (49.5%) of 212 bats Phylogenetic analysis based on sequence variation of the gltA gene differentiated 22 unique Bartonella genogroups. Genetic distances between these diverse genogroups were at the level of those observed between different Bartonella species described previously. Twenty-one reference strains from 19 representative genogroups were characterized using four additional genetic markers. Host specificity to bat genera or families was reported for several Bartonella genogroups. Some Bartonella genotypes found in bats clustered with those identified in dogs from Thailand and humans from Poland.

Usage notes

Urushadze et al (2017) PLOS NTD

Data files used in Urushadze et al (2017) PLOS NTD "Prevalence, Diversity, and Host Associations of Bartonella Strains in Bats from Georgia (Caucasus)." Includes Excel tables containing data on collected bat specimens, bacterial isolates, sequences, and statistical analyses, Excel tables containing data on phylogenetic model selection, phylogenetic trees in Nexus format, parameter log files from Bayesian phylogenetic analyses, and supplementary documents (Appendix and supplementary text).