MeSH definition : A genus of gram-negative bacteria characteristically appearing in chains of several
segmenting organisms. It occurs in man and arthropod vectors and is found only in
the Andes region of South America. This genus is the etiologic agent of human bartonellosis.
The genus Rochalimaea, once considered a separate genus, has recently been combined
with the genus Bartonella as a result of high levels of relatedness in 16S rRNA sequence
data and DNA hybridization data.;
A genus of gram-negative bacteria characteristically appearing in chains of several
segmenting organisms. It occurs in man and arthropod vectors and is found only in
the Andes region of South America. This genus is the etiologic agent of human bartonellosis.
The genus Rochalimaea, once considered a separate genus, has recently been combined
with the genus Bartonella as a result of high levels of relatedness in 16S rRNA sequence
data and DNA hybridization data.
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