Bartonella kosoyi sp. nov. and Bartonella krasnovii sp. nov., two novel species closely related to the zoonotic Bartonella elizabethae, isolated from black rats and wild desert rodent-fleas.
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DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.003952
Abstract: The genus Bartonella (Family: Bartonellaceae; Order: Rhizobiales; Class: Alphaproteobacteria) comprises facultative intracellular Gram-negative, haemotropic, slow-growing, vector-borne bacteria. Wild rodents and their fleas harbor a great diversity of species and strains of the genus Bartonella, including… read more here.
Keywords: species closely; bartonella; closely related; bartonella elizabethae ... See more keywords
The autotransporter BafA contributes to the proangiogenic potential of Bartonella elizabethae
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DOI: 10.1111/1348-0421.13057
Abstract: Bartonella elizabethae is a rat‐borne zoonotic bacterium that causes human infectious endocarditis or neuroretinitis. Recently, a case of bacillary angiomatosis (BA) resulting from this organism was reported, leading to speculation that B. elizabethae may also… read more here.
Keywords: proangiogenic potential; bafa; autotransporter bafa; bartonella elizabethae ... See more keywords