Bartonellaceae
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The Bartonellaceae are a family of Rhizobiales
that contains the genus Bartonella
, which has eight species of bacteria which are pathogenic to humans.
Rhizobiales
Rhizobiales is an order of alpha proteobacteria. They are gram-negative.The rhizobia, which fix nitrogen and are symbiotic with plant roots, appear in several different families here. The Bradyrhizobiaceae, Hyphomicrobiaceae, Phyllobacteriaceae, and Rhizobiaceae are the four families that contain...
that contains the genus Bartonella
Bartonella
Bartonella is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria. Facultative intracellular parasites, Bartonella species can infect healthy people but are considered especially important as opportunistic pathogens. Bartonella are transmitted by insect vectors such as ticks, fleas, sand flies and mosquitoes...
, which has eight species of bacteria which are pathogenic to humans.