Cultivation of <i>Bartonella henselae</i> in an <i>Ixodes ricinus</i> cell line to assess this tick as a potential reservoir of the bacterium
The maintenance of live <i>B. henselae</i> in an <i>I. ricinus</i>-derived cell line was confirmed. The low level of multiplication in the tick cell line suggested a limited role of <i>I. ricinus</i> as a reservoir of <i>B. henselae</i>. The IRE/CTVM19 tick cell line is suitable for culture of <i>B. henselae</i>, and this model may be useful in further studies.
Authors
- Violetta Zając (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1515-147X)
- Ewa Bilska-Zając (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5952-7531)
- Jacek Sroka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7372-7636)
Institutions
- National Veterinary Research Institute (PL)
- Instytut Medycyny Wsi im. Witolda Chodźki (PL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Veterinary Research
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2478/jvetres-2025-0045
- Primary Topic
- Bartonella species infections research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00