Microbiology
Members of the genus Bartonella are facultative intracellular bacteria, alpha 2 subgroup Proteobacteria. The genus comprises:
| Bartonella species | Reservoir | Disease |
|---|---|---|
| Bartonella bacilliformis | human | Carrion´s disease/Verruga peruana |
| Bartonella quintana | human | Trench fever, bacteremia, bacillary angiomatosis, endocarditis |
| Bartonella henselae | cats | Cat scratch disease, bacillary angiomatosis, bacteremia, endocarditis |
| Bartonella elizabethae | rats | Endocarditis |
| Bartonella grahamii | Retinitis | |
| Bartonella vinsoni | dogs | Endocarditis, bacteremia |
| Bartonella washonsis | rodents | Myocarditis |
| Bartonella clarridgiae | cats | Bacteremia |
| Bartonella rochalimae | human | Carrion´s disease like syndrome |
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