NCIt definition : A species of aerobic, Gram-negative, rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Proteobacteria.
This species is non-motile, oxidase, catalase, indole, and urease negative and is
nonhemolytic. B. henselae is the primary agent of cat scratch disease.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Bartonella henselae.;