Identification of Bartonellae in the soft tick species Ornithodoros sonrai in Senegal Mediannikov Oleg auteur aut IRD Diatta G. auteur aut IRD Kasongo K. auteur aut IRD Raoult D. auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf born digital access Ticks, belonging to the soft ticks species Ornithodorus sonrai, have been collected from six sites in Senegal and were tested for the presence of Bartonella spp. Initial screening by PCR revealed the presence of these bacteria in ticks from two villages, Soulkhou Thisse (5/8, 62.5%) and Maka Gouye (1/24, 4.2%). Three bacterial strains were isolated from live ticks, and the genetic characterization of these strains suggests that they belong to two previously unknown species. The pathogenicity of these two new species of Bartonella is not yet known. The new isolates described here are the first strains of Bartonella spp. from soft ticks and the first isolates from any arthropod species in Africa. specialized Ornithodorus sonrai Soft ticks Bartonella Senegal SENEGAL 052 Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases 14 1 26-32 2014 1530-3667 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010061477 10.1089/vbz.2013.1326 1530-3667 [F B010061477] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010061477 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/intranet/publi/2014/02/010061477.pdf Accès réservé (Intranet de l'IRD) IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2014-03-03 2025-06-13 fdi:010061477 fre