Bartonella melophagi

Bartonella melophagi is a candidatus species of Bartonella that causes infection in humans.[1][2]

Bartonella melophagi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Proteobacteria
Class:
Alpha Proteobacteria
Order:
Rhizobiales
Family:
Bartonellaceae
Genus:
Bartonella
Species:
B. melophagi
Binomial name
Bartonella melophagi

References
  1. North Carolina State University (January 6, 2009). "New Bartonella species that infects humans discovered". ScienceDaily. Retrieved March 22, 2012.
  2. Ricardo G. Maggi; Michael Kosoy; Melanie Mintzer; Edward B. Breitschwerdt (2009). "Isolation of Candidatus Bartonella melophagi from human blood". Emerging Infectious Diseases. 15 (1): 66–68. doi:10.3201/eid1501.081080. PMC 2660712. PMID 19116054.


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