Changula, Katendi


Publications
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Genome Sequence of a Clinical Isolate of the Human Pathogenic Strain “ Candidatus Borrelia fainii” Qtaro

Citation
Itokawa et al. (2023). Microbiology Resource Announcements 12 (5)
Names
“Borrelia fainii”
Abstract
We report sequences of the complete linear chromosome and five linear plasmids of the relapsing fever spirochete “ Candidatus Borrelia fainii” Qtaro. The chromosome sequence of 951,861 bp and the 243,291 bp of plasmid sequences were predicted to contain 852 and 239 protein-coding genes, respectively. The predicted total GC content was 28.4%.

Isolation of Candidatus Bartonella rousetti and Other Bat-associated Bartonellae from Bats and Their Flies in Zambia

Citation
Qiu et al. (2020). Pathogens 9 (6)
Names
Ca. Bartonella rousetti
Abstract
Bat-associated bartonellae, including Bartonella mayotimonensis and Candidatus Bartonella rousetti, were recently identified as emerging and potential zoonotic agents, respectively. However, there is no report of bat-associated bartonellae in Zambia. Thus, we aimed to isolate and characterize Bartonella spp. from bats and bat flies captured in Zambia by culturing and PCR. Overall, Bartonella spp. were isolated from six out of 36 bats (16.7%), while Bartonella DNA was detected in nine out of 19 b