About the Authors
- Luiza Helena Urso Pitassi
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Affiliation Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
- Pedro Paulo Vissotto de Paiva Diniz
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* E-mail: diniz@westernu.edu
Affiliation College of Veterinary Medicine, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona California, United States of America
- Diana Gerardi Scorpio
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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
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Affiliation Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
- Bruno Grosselli Lania
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Affiliation Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
- Maria Lourdes Barjas-Castro
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Affiliation Centro de Hematologia e Hemoterapia (HEMOCENTRO), Department of Medicine, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
- Rovilson Gilioli
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Affiliation Laboratory of Animal Quality Control, Multidisciplinary Center of Biological Investigation (CEMIB), State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
- Silvia Colombo
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Affiliation Department of Virology, Adolfo Lutz Institute (IAL), Secretaria de Estado de Saúde de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Stanley Sowy
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Affiliation College of Veterinary Medicine, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona California, United States of America
- Edward B. Breitschwerdt
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Affiliation Intracellular Pathogens Research Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
- William L. Nicholson
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Affiliation Rickettsial Zoonoses Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Paulo Eduardo Neves Ferreira Velho
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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.