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Overview

Bartonellosis is caused by the bacteria belonging to the Bartonella genus containing 23 identified species, all of them within family Bartonellaceae.

Causes

Members of the genus Bartonella are facultative intracellular bacteria, alpha 2 subgroup Proteobacteria. The genus comprises:

Bartonella species	Reservoir	Disease
Bartonella bacilliformis	human	Carrion's disease/Verruga peruana
Bartonella quintana	human	Trench fever, bacteremia, bacillary angiomatosis, endocarditis
Bartonella henselae	cats	Cat scratch disease, bacillary angiomatosis, bacteremia, endocarditis
Bartonella elizabethae	rats	Endocarditis
Bartonella grahamii		Retinitis
Bartonella vinsoni	dogs	Endocarditis, bacteremia
Bartonella washonsis	rodents	Myocarditis
Bartonella clarridgiae	cats	Bacteremia
Bartonella rochalimae	human	Carrion's disease like syndrome