Bartonella bacilliformis

Rank: Species

Lineage: Bacteria;Proteobacteria;Alphaproteobacteria;Rhizobiales;Bartonellaceae;Bartonella;Bartonella bacilliformis

Description: Like other members of this genus, Bartonella bacilliformis is an obligate intracellular parasite, which infects red blood cells. Bartonella bacilliformis is the causative agent of Carrion's disease, also called Oroya fever. This disease is found in the western Andes of South America, and is transmitted through an insect vector. Carrion's disease is characterized by an acute, febrile, anemia with a mortality of 40 to 90%. The anemic phase may be followed by a milder secondary episode, characterized by wart-like skin lesions. The genome sequences of Bartonella bacilliformis and the other members of this genus will provide information on the genetics of intracellular parasitism. More >> Less >>

Reference Material:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genome/?term=Bartonella%20bacilliformis

Name	Rank	Genomes	Info
Bartonella	Genus	4
Bartonella bacilliformis	Species	1

Name: Bartonella

Rank: Genus

Lineage:
Bacteria;Proteobacteria;Alphaproteobacteria;Rhizobiales;Bartonellaceae;Bartonella

Description:
Bartonella is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria. It is the only genus in the family Bartonellaceae. Facultative intracellular parasites, Bartonella species can infect healthy people, but are considered especially important as opportunistic pathogens. Bartonella species are transmitted by vectors such as ticks, fleas, sand flies, and mosquitoes. At least eight Bartonella species or subspecies are known to infect humans.

Reference Material:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartonella

Genome Status
- WGS
Isolation Country
- Peru
Disease
- Cat scratch fever
Collection Year
- -
Completion Year
- -

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