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Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science| Species/Subspecies: | Bartonella schoenbuchensis | ||||||||
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| Etymology: | Genus name: named after the Peruvian scientist Alberto L. Barton (1870-1950), who described this species in 1909. Species epithet: pertaining to Schönbuch, which is a nature park close to Tübingen in Germany where this bacterium has been found. | ||||||||
| Significance: | [Of minor importance] | ||||||||
| Taxonomy: | Class Alphaproteobacteria Order Hyphomicrobiales Family Bartonellaceae Genus Bartonella |
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| Type Strain: | R1 = CCUG 50783 | ||||||||
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| Gram +/Gram -: | G- (weakly stained) | ||||||||
| Metabolism: | Aerobic | ||||||||
| Catalase/Oxidase: | -/- | ||||||||
| Fermentation of carbohydrates: | Bartonella spp. do not produce acid by fermentation of carbohydrates. | ||||||||
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| Vector: | Deer ked (Lipoptera cervi) | ||||||||
| Disease: | Bacteremia |
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| Hosts: | Ruminants | ||||||||
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| Reference(s): | No. 134 | ||||||||
| Updated: | 2023-03-22 |
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