Candidatus Bartonella ancashi

Candidatus Bartonella ancashi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Alpha Proteobacteria
Order: Rhizobiales
Family: Bartonellaceae
Genus: Bartonella
Species: Candidatus B. ancashi
Binomial name
Candidatus Bartonella ancashi
Mullins et al. 2013[1]

Candidatus Bartonella ancashi is a candidatus bacteria from the genus of Bartonella which was isolated from the blood of a patient in Ancash region in Peru.[1][2] Candidatus Bartonella ancashi is a human pathogen which can cause verruga peruana.[2]

It is not yet certain if Candidatus Bartonella ancashi causes verruga peruana, as it may not meet all of Koch's postulates. Still, there is not experimental reproduction of Peruvian wart in animals for affirm that bartonella ancashi causes the Peruvian wart. Science needs to base its conclusions on the best available evidence.[3]


References

  1. 1.0 1.1 UniProt
  2. 2.0 2.1 Mullins, K. E.; Hang, J.; Jiang, J.; Leguia, M.; Kasper, M. R.; Maguina, C.; Jarman, R. G.; Blazes, D. L.; Richards, A. L. (2013). "Molecular Typing of "Candidatus Bartonella ancashi," a New Human Pathogen Causing Verruga Peruana". Journal of Clinical Microbiology 51 (11): 3865–8. doi:10.1128/JCM.01226-13. PMC 3889784. PMID 23985925.
  3. Salinas D. La nueva Bartonella Ancashi como causante de la verruga peruana: ¿Cumple los postulados de Koch? Acta Med Per 2014; 31 (1): 34-36