| Bartonella tribocorum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
| Class: | Alpha Proteobacteria |
| Order: | Rhizobiales |
| Family: | Bartonellaceae |
| Genus: | Bartonella |
| Species: | B. tribocorum |
| Binomial name | |
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Bartonella tribocorum (Heller et al. 1998) |
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Bartonella tribocorum is a proteobacterium. Together with other Bartonella species, it can cause disease in animals.
This particular species was first isolated from the blood of wild rats. It is distinguished by its trypsin-like activity, the absence of the ability to hydrolyse proline and tributyrin, its 16S rRNA and citrate synthase gene sequences. its type strain is IBS 506T(CIP 105476T).