Since the reclassification of the genus Bartonella in 1993, the number of species has grown
from 1 to 45 currently designated members. Likewise, the association of different Bartonella …

Bartonellosis is a vector-borne zoonotic disease with worldwide distribution that can infect
humans and a large number of mammals including small companion animals (cats and …

Bartonella henselae was discovered a quarter of a century ago as the causative agent of cat
scratch disease, a clinical entity described in the literature for more than half a century. As …

Bartonella spp. are facultative intracellular pathogens that employ a unique stealth infection
strategy comprising immune evasion and modulation, intimate interaction with nucleated …

Objective–To provide a review of clinically relevant observations related to Bartonella
species as emerging pathogens in veterinary and human medicine. Data Sources …

Bartonella species are gram‐negative bacteria that infect erythrocytes, endothelial cells and
macrophages, often leading to persistent blood‐borne infections. Because of the ability of …

Infectious diseases remain a remarkable health threat for humans and animals. In the past,
the epidemiology, etiology and pathology of infectious agents affecting humans and animals …

Bartonellae are considered to be emerging opportunistic pathogens. The bacteria are
transmitted by blood-sucking arthropods, and their hosts are a wide range of mammals …

After 2 decades of Bartonella research, knowledge on transmission and pathology of these
bacteria is still limited. Bartonella spp. have emerged to be important pathogens in human …

Many obligate or facultative intracellular bacteria pose a critical problem in clinical
microbiology diagnosis as a result of their fastidious growth or lack of growth in conventional …