Bartonella Infection in Edible Dormice and Fleas from a Six-Year Longitudinal Study

Three CSV files contain data on Bartonella infection detection in edible dormice (Glis glis) and their fleas (Ceratophyllus sciurorum). The data was collected over a six-year longitudinal study using multilocus PCR and bacterial cultivation. The dataset was authored by Bela Klimesova and colleagues and uploaded to figshare in 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling Bartonella transmission dynamics based on longitudinal infection data mentioned in the description
• Analyzing infection prevalence and diversity across different flea life stages described in the study
• Investigating correlations between host and flea microbiome dynamics and Bartonella infection status

Strengths

• Data spans a six-year longitudinal study, enabling temporal trend analysis
• Infection detection used multiple methods: multilocus PCR targeting four loci and bacterial cultivation

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Data collected from dormice and fleas from hosts and nests; infection determined via PCR and cultivation.

Time Range

Six-year longitudinal study (specific years not provided)

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-05 09:10:14; freshness should be verified