Bartonella capreoli

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

Bartonella capreoli 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 IBS 193T (= CIP 106691T = CCUG 43827T).[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. doi:10.1099/00207713-52-2-383. PMID 11931146.

Further reading

  • Bai, Ying; Cross, Paul C.; Malania, Lile; Kosoy, Michael (2011). "Isolation of Bartonella capreoli from elk". Veterinary Microbiology. 148 (2–4): 329–332. doi:10.1016/j.vetmic.2010.09.022. ISSN 0378-1135.
  • Armon, Robert, and Uta Cheruti. Environmental aspects of zoonotic diseases. IWA Publishing, 2012.
  • Halos, L.; Jamal, T.; Maillard, R.; Girard, B.; Guillot, J.; Chomel, B.; Vayssier-Taussat, M.; Boulouis, H.-J. (2004). "Role of Hippoboscidae Flies as Potential Vectors of Bartonella spp. Infecting Wild and Domestic Ruminants". Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 70 (10): 6302–6305. doi:10.1128/AEM.70.10.6302-6305.2004. ISSN 0099-2240. PMC 522062. PMID 15466580.
  • Duncan, Ashlee Walker. Comparative Epidemiology of Bartonella Infection in Dogs and Humans. ProQuest, 2007.


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