Bartonella

See also: bartonella

Translingual

Etymology

Barton + -ella, after Alberto Barton Peruvian microbiologist

Proper noun

Bartonella f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Bartonellaceae – a type of gram-negative bacteria, several of which opportunistically infect humans.

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