''Bartonella japonica'' is a species of
bacteria
Bacteria (; singular: bacterium) are ubiquitous, mostly free-living organisms often consisting of one Cell (biology), biological cell. They constitute a large domain (biology), domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micrometr ...
in the genus ''
Bartonella
''Bartonella'' is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria. It is the only genus in the family Bartonellaceae. Facultative intracellular parasites, ''Bartonella'' species can infect healthy people, but are considered especially important as opportunis ...
''. A strain of this species was originally isolated from the blood of a
small Japanese field mouse (''Apodemus argenteus'').
See also
* ''
Bartonella silvatica'', a related species isolated from the
large Japanese field mouse
The large Japanese field mouse (''Apodemus speciosus'') is a nocturnal species of rodent in the family Muridae.
It is endemic to Japan.
Distribution and habitat
The species appears to be present on all Japanese islands. It inhabits forests, gr ...
(''Apodemus speciosus'').
References
External links
Type strain of ''Bartonella japonica'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Gram-negative bacteria
Bartonellaceae
Bacteria described in 2010
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