EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION OF COTTON RATS WITH THREE NATURALLY OCCURRING BARTONELLA SPECIES
Kosoy M, Regnery R, Kosaya O, Childs J. EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION OF COTTON RATS WITH THREE NATURALLY OCCURRING BARTONELLA SPECIES. Journal Of Wildlife Diseases 1999, 35: 275-284. PMID: 10231754, DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-35.2.275.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCotton ratsHigh dosesLow dosesBartonella sppHigh IgG titersHumoral immune responseHigh antibody titersGroups of ratsKinetics of infectionChallenge antigenIgG titersAntibody titersDetectable bacteremiaSecondary challengeImmune responseLow doseHigh doseHigher bacteremiaBacteremiaExperimental infectionSame rodent speciesRatsEvidence of resistanceInactivated bacteriaPeak bacteremia