Bartonella is a genus of bacteria. It is the only one in the family Bartonellaceae. The species can be parasitic and cause diseases in animals and humans.[2] They live mostly in the cells of the host, as intracellular parasites.
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Bartonella |
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Scientific classification ![Edit this classification](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr.svg.png) |
Domain: |
Bacteria |
Phylum: |
Pseudomonadota |
Class: |
Alphaproteobacteria |
Order: |
Rhizobiales |
Family: |
Bartonellaceae Gieszczykiewicz 1939 |
Genus: |
Bartonella Strong et al. 1915 |
Species[1] |
- B. acomydis
- B. alsatica
- B. ancashensis
- B. apis
- B. australis
- B. bacilliformis
- B. birtlesii
- B. bovis (syn.B. weissii)
- B. callosciuri
- B. capreoli
- B. chomelii
- B. clarridgeiae
- B. coopersplainsensis
- B. doshiae
- B. elizabethae
- B. florencae
- B. fuyuanensis
- B. grahamii
- B. heixiaziensis
- B. henselae
- B. jaculi
- B. japonica
- B. koehlerae
- B. naantaliensis
- B. pachyuromydis
- B. peromysci
- B. phoceensis
- B. queenslandensis
- B. quintana
- B. rattaustraliani
- B. rattimassiliensis
- B. rochalimae
- B. schoenbuchensis
- B. senegalensis
- B. silvatica
- B. silvicola
- B. talpae
- B. tamiae
- B. taylorii
- B. tribocorum
- B. vinsonii
- spp. arupensis
- spp. berkhoffii
- spp. vinsonii
- spp. yucatanensis
- B. washoensis
- Candidatus B. antechini
- Candidatus B. bandicootii
- Candidatus B. breitschwerdtii
- Candidatus B. durdenii
- Candidatus B. eldjazairii
- Candidatus B. mayotimonensis
- Candidatus B. melophagi
- Candidatus B. merieuxii
- Candidatus B. monaxi
- Candidatus B. rudakovii
- Candidatus B. thailandensis
- Candidatus B. volans
- Candidatus B. woyliei
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Synonyms[1] |
- Bartonia Strong et al. 1913
- Grahamella (ex Brumpt 1911) Ristic and Kreier 1984
- Rochalimaea (Macchiavello 1947) Krieg 1961
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Bartonella species are pathogens.[3] Bartonella species are transmitted by vectors such as ticks, fleas, sand flies, and mosquitoes. At least eight Bartonella species or subspecies are known to infect humans.[4]
Bartonella is named after Alberto Leonardo Barton (1870–1950), a medical microbiologist.