''Bartonella silvatica'' is an

oxidase In biochemistry, an oxidase is an enzyme that catalyzes oxidation-reduction reactions, especially one involving dioxygen (O2) as the electron acceptor. In reactions involving donation of a hydrogen atom, oxygen is reduced to water (H2O) or hydro ...

- and

catalase Catalase is a common enzyme found in nearly all living organisms exposed to oxygen (such as bacteria, plants, and animals) which catalyzes the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide to water and oxygen. It is a very important enzyme in protecting t ...

-negative

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 ...

from the genus '' Bartonella'' isolated from the blood of 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, gras ...

''Apodemus speciosus''.UniProt
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References

External links

Type strain of ''Bartonella silvatica'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Bartonellaceae Bacteria described in 2010 {{Hyphomicrobiales-stub