Extracellular Bartonella henselae and artifactual intraerythrocytic pseudoinclusions in experimentally infected cats

被引:13
作者
Guptill, L [1 ]
Wu, CC
Glickman, L
Turek, J
Slater, L
HogenEsch, H
机构
[1] Purdue Univ, Dept Vet Clin Sci, W Lafayette, IN 47907 USA
[2] Purdue Univ, Dept Vet Pathobiol, W Lafayette, IN 47907 USA
[3] Purdue Univ, Dept Basic Med Sci, W Lafayette, IN 47907 USA
[4] Univ Oklahoma, Hlth Sci Ctr, Vet Adm Med Ctr, Dept Med,Infect Dis Sect, Oklahoma City, OK 73104 USA
关键词
Bartonella henselae; cat; erythrocyte; immunohistochemistry; artifact;
D O I
10.1016/S0378-1135(00)00240-6
中图分类号
Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Blood, spleen and liver of specific pathogen-free (SPF) cats and SPF cats experimentally infected with Bartonella henselae were examined. Using immunohistochemical labeling, no intracellular B. henselae were observed in tissues of any cats, but extracellular B. henselae were detected in tissues of infected cats. Pseudoinclusions were detected in erythrocytes of all cats using electron microscopy. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:283 / 290
页数:8
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