Isolation of Candidatus Bartonella melophagi from Human Blood

Abstract

Candidatus Bartonella melophagi was isolated by blood culture from 2 women, 1 of whom was co-infected with B. henselae. Partial 16S rRNA, RNA polymerase B, and citrate synthase genes and 16S–23S internal transcribed spacer sequences indicated that human isolates were similar to Candidatus B. melophagi.

Keywords

• Bacteria
• Bartonella
• sheep
• keds
• B. melophagi
• B. henselae