Bartonella washoensis

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Bartonella washoensis
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Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Alphaproteobacteria
Order: Hyphomicrobiales
Family: Bartonellaceae
Genus: Bartonella
Species:
B. washoensi
Binomial name
Bartonella washoensi
Breitschwerdt and Kordick 2000

Bartonella washoensis is a bacterium from the genus Bartonella which was first isolated from a dog with mitral valve endocarditis. [1] [2] [3] Bartonella washoensis can infect squirrels but also can cause meningitis in humans. [3] [4]

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References

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  2. Chomel, B. B.; Wey, A. C.; Kasten, R. W. (2003). "Isolation of Bartonella washoensis from a dog with mitral valve endocarditis". Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 41 (11): 5327–32. doi:10.1128/jcm.41.11.5327-5332.2003. PMC   262474 . PMID   14605197.
  3. 1 2 Kosoy, M.; Murray, M.; Gilmore, R. D.; Bai, Y.; Gage, K. L. (2003). "Bartonella Strains from Ground Squirrels Are Identical to Bartonella washoensis Isolated from a Human Patient". Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 41 (2): 645–50. doi:10.1128/JCM.41.2.645-650.2003. PMC   149662 . PMID   12574261.
  4. Probert, W.; Louie, J. K.; Tucker, J. R.; Longoria, R.; Hogue, R.; Moler, S.; Graves, M.; Palmer, H. J.; Cassady, J.; Fritz, C. L. (2009). "Meningitis Due to a "Bartonella washoensis"-Like Human Pathogen". Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 47 (7): 2332–5. doi:10.1128/JCM.00511-09. PMC   2708507 . PMID   19439538.