''Bartonella peromysci'', formerly belonging to the ''Grahamella''
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
, is a
bacterium
Bacteria (; singular: bacterium) are ubiquitous, mostly free-living organisms often consisting of one biological cell. They constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micrometres in length, bacteria were among ...
.
As with other ''Bartonella'' species, it can cause disease in animals.
References
External links
Bartonella-Associated Infections – CDCBartonella species - List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature
Bartonellaceae
Bacteria described in 1995
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