Bartonella bovis

Bartonella bovis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Alpha Proteobacteria
Order: Rhizobiales
Family: Bartonellaceae
Genus: Bartonella
Species: B. bovis
Binomial name
Bartonella bovis
Bermond et al. 2002

Bartonella bovis is a pathogenic bacteria first isolated from European ruminants. It is small, fastidious, aerobic, oxidase-negative, gram-negative and rod-shaped. Its type strain is 91-4T (= CIP 106692T = CCUG 43828T).[1]

References

  1. Bermond D, Boulouis HJ, Heller R, Van Laere G, Monteil H, Chomel BB et al. (2002). "Bartonella bovis Bermond et al. sp. nov. and Bartonella capreoli sp. nov., isolated from European ruminants.". Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 52 (Pt 2): 383–90. PMID 11931146.

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