About the Authors

Luiza Helena Urso Pitassi

Affiliation Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

Pedro Paulo Vissotto de Paiva Diniz

diniz@westernu.edu

Affiliation College of Veterinary Medicine, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona California, United States of America

Diana Gerardi Scorpio

Current address: Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, Basseterre, St. Kitts, West Indies

Affiliation Department of Molecular & Comparative Pathobiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

Marina Rovani Drummond

Affiliation Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

Bruno Grosselli Lania

Affiliation Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

Maria Lourdes Barjas-Castro

Affiliation Centro de Hematologia e Hemoterapia (HEMOCENTRO), Department of Medicine, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

Rovilson Gilioli

Affiliation Laboratory of Animal Quality Control, Multidisciplinary Center of Biological Investigation (CEMIB), State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

Silvia Colombo

Affiliation Department of Virology, Adolfo Lutz Institute (IAL), Secretaria de Estado de Saúde de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Stanley Sowy

Affiliation College of Veterinary Medicine, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona California, United States of America

Edward B. Breitschwerdt

Affiliation Intracellular Pathogens Research Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America

William L. Nicholson

Affiliation Rickettsial Zoonoses Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Paulo Eduardo Neves Ferreira Velho

Affiliation Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

Competing Interests

I have read the journal’s policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: EBB has a patent U.S.A. #7,115,385 for media and methods for cultivation of microorganisms issued to EBB, Dr. Sontakke and North Carolina State University. EBB is the chief scientific officer for Galaxy Diagnostics, a company that provides diagnostic testing for the detection of Bartonella species infection in animals and human patient samples. This does not alter our adherence to all PLOS policies on sharing data and materials. All other authors have no conflict of interest to declare.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: LHUP PPVdPD DGS PENFV. Performed the experiments: LHUP PPVdPD DGS MRD BGL MLBC SS. Analyzed the data: LHUP PPVdPD MRD PENFV. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RG SC EBB WLN. Wrote the paper: LHUP PPPVdPD DGS MRD SS EBB WLN PENFV.