Bartonella facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Bartonella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Proteobacteria
Class:	Alphaproteobacteria
Order:	Rhizobiales
Family:	Bartonellaceae Gieszczykiewicz 1939
Genus:	Bartonella Strong et al. 1915
Species
B. acomydis B. alsatica B. ancashensis B. apis B. australis B. bacilliformis B. birtlesii B. bovis (syn.B. weissii) B. callosciuri B. capreoli B. chomelii B. clarridgeiae B. coopersplainsensis B. doshiae B. elizabethae B. florencae B. fuyuanensis B. grahamii B. heixiaziensis B. henselae B. jaculi B. japonica B. koehlerae B. naantaliensis B. pachyuromydis B. peromysci B. phoceensis B. queenslandensis B. quintana B. rattaustraliani B. rattimassiliensis B. rochalimae B. schoenbuchensis B. senegalensis B. silvatica B. silvicola B. talpae B. tamiae B. taylorii B. tribocorum B. vinsonii spp. arupensis spp. berkhoffii spp. vinsonii spp. yucatanensis B. washoensis Candidatus B. antechini Candidatus B. bandicootii Candidatus B. breitschwerdtii Candidatus B. durdenii Candidatus B. eldjazairii Candidatus B. mayotimonensis Candidatus B. melophagi Candidatus B. merieuxii Candidatus B. monaxi Candidatus B. rudakovii Candidatus B. thailandensis Candidatus B. volans Candidatus B. woyliei
Synonyms
Bartonia Strong et al. 1913 Grahamella (ex Brumpt 1911) Ristic and Kreier 1984 Rochalimaea (Macchiavello 1947) Krieg 1961

Bartonella is a genus of bacteria. It is the only one in the family Bartonellaceae. The species can be parasitic and cause diseases in animals and humans. They live mostly in the cells of the host, as intracellular parasites.

Bartonella species are pathogens. Bartonella species are transmitted by vectors such as ticks, fleas, sand flies, and mosquitoes. At least eight Bartonella species or subspecies are known to infect humans.

Bartonella is named after Alberto Leonardo Barton (1870–1950), a medical microbiologist.

See also

In Spanish: Bartonella para niños