Bartonella birtlesii sp. nov., isolated from small mammals (Apodemus spp.)

• Published in: International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology Vol. 50; no. 6; pp. 1973 - 1979
• Main Authors: Bermond, D, Heller, R, Barrat, F, Delacour, G, Dehio, C, Alliot, A, Monteil, H, Chomel, B, Boulouis, HJ, Piemont, Y
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Reading Soc General Microbiol 01.11.2000; Society for General Microbiology
• Subjects: Animals; Apodemus; Bacterial Typing Techniques; Bacteriology; Bartonella - classification; Bartonella - genetics; Bartonella - isolation & purification; Bartonella birtlesii; Bartonella Infections - microbiology; Bartonella Infections - veterinary; Biological and medical sciences; Citrate (si)-Synthase - genetics; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Genes, rRNA - genetics; gltA gene; Microbiology; Molecular Sequence Data; Muridae - microbiology; Nucleic Acid Hybridization; Phenotype; Phylogeny; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - genetics; Rodent Diseases - microbiology; rRNA 16S gene; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Systematics; Bartonella; Taxonomy; Rodentia; Ribosomal DNA; Phylogeny; Vertebrata; Mammalia; Muridae; 16S-RNA; Bacteria; Isolation; Bartonellaceae; Apodemus sylvaticus; New species
• ISSN: 1466-5026; 1466-5034
• DOI: 10.1099/00207713-50-6-1973

D Bermond, R Heller, F Barrat, G Delacour, C Dehio, A Alliot, H Monteil, B Chomel, HJ Boulouis and Y Piemont Institut de Bacteriologie de la Faculte de Medecine, Universite Louis Pasteur, Hopitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, 3 rue Koeberle, 67000 Strasbourg, France Three strains isolated from Apodemus spp. were similar to Bartonella species on the basis of phenotypic characteristics. Futhermore, genotypic analysis based on sequence analysis of the 16S rRNA and gltA genes and on DNA--DNA hybridization showed that the three isolates represented a distinct and new species of Bartonella. The name Bartonella birtlesii is proposed for the new species. The type strain of B. birtlesii sp. nov. is IBS 325(T) (=CIP 106294(T)=CCUG 44360(T)).