https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6839013/
Bartonella massiliensis sp. nov., a new bacterial species isolated from an Ornithodoros sonrai tick from Senegal
Introduction
Bartonella is the monotypic genus of the family Bartonellaceae among Alphaproteobacteria [1]. Bartonella species are fastidious Gram-negative, slightly curved rod bacteria characterized by a small cell size (0.5–0.6 × 1.0 μm) [2]. They are facultative intracellular bacteria with a unique intraerythrocyte lifestyle. Currently the Bartonella genus includes 35 validly published species and three subspecies [3], [4]. Bartonella species usually colonize the intestine of the arthropod vector or the bloodstream of the mammalian host [4], [5]. In addition, our understanding of the involvement of these microorganisms in human diseases continues to grow, as does the range of clinical manifestations [6], [7]. At least 13 Bartonella species are responsible for human diseases, including B. bacilliformis, B. quintana and B. henselae, which cause Carrión disease, trench fever and cat-scratch disease respectively. Bartonella species are also associated with chronic bacteraemia and/or endocarditis, bacillary angiomatosis, peliosis hepatis, prolonged fever of unknown origin, retinitis, uveitis and myocarditis in humans [6]. Other mammalian species that may host Bartonella species include dogs, coyotes, foxes, cattle, deer, elk, bats and many rodent species [8], [9], [10].
Here we present the description of Bartonella massiliensis strain OS09T (= CSURB624T = DSM 23169), a new species of the genus Bartonella isolated from a soft tick, Ornithodoros sonrai, including its complete annotated genome.
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