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Bacteria > Gram-Negative Bacteria > Bartonellaceae > Bartonella > Bartonella bacilliformis
... > Bacteria > Proteobacteria > Alphaproteobacteria > Bartonellaceae > Bartonella > Bartonella bacilliformis

Preferred term

Bartonella bacilliformis  

Type

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Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Bartonia bacilliformis

Note

  • infection: coordinate with BARTONELLA INFECTIONS

Scope note

  • The type species of the genus BARTONELLA, a gram-negative bacteria found in humans. It is found in the mountain valleys of Peru, Ecuador, and Southwest Columbia where the sandfly (see PHLEBOTOMUS) vector is present. It causes OROYA FEVER and VERRUGA PERUANA.

History note

  • 2004

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D045503

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