New Microbes and New Infections (Nov 2020)

Bartonella gabonensis sp. nov., a new bartonella species from savannah rodent Lophuromys sp. in Franceville, Gabon

  • J.B. Mangombi,
  • N. N'Dilimabaka,
  • H. Medkour,
  • O.L. Banga,
  • M.L. Tall,
  • M. Ben Khedher,
  • J. Terras,
  • S. Abdi,
  • M. Bourgarel,
  • E. Leroy,
  • F. Fenollar,
  • O. Mediannikov

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 38
p. 100796

Abstract

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We describe a new strain named Bartonella gabonensis sp. nov. strain 669T (CSURB1083). The entire genome of this strain is described here. It was isolated from a savannah rodent, a brush-furred rat (Lophuromys sp.), trapped the city of Franceville in Gabon, in Central Africa. B. gabonensis is an aerobic, rod-shaped and Gram-negative bacterium. On the basis of the organism's features, and following a taxonogenomic approach, we propose the creation of the species Bartonella gabonensis sp. nov.

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