Bartonella washoensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
Class: | Alphaproteobacteria |
Order: | Hyphomicrobiales |
Family: | Bartonellaceae |
Genus: | Bartonella |
Species: | B. washoensi
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Binomial name | |
Bartonella washoensi Breitschwerdt and Kordick 2000
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Bartonella washoensis is a bacterium from the genus Bartonella which was first isolated from a dog with mitral valve endocarditis.[1][2][3] Bartonella washoensis can infect squirrels but also can cause meningitis in humans.[3][4]