Bartonella ancashensis is a bacterium from the genus Bartonella which has been isolated from blood from patients who suffered from verruga peruana in Caraz in Peru.[1][2][3][4][5] Bartonella ancashensis is a human pathogen which may cause verruga peruana.[1]
| Bartonella ancashensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Alphaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Hyphomicrobiales |
| Family: | Bartonellaceae |
| Genus: | Bartonella |
| Species: | B. ancashensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Bartonella ancashensis Mullins et al. 2015[1]
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| Type strain | |
| ATCC BAA-2694, DSM 29364, strain 20.00[2] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Candidatus Bartonella ancashi,[2] | |
It is not yet certain if Bartonella ancashensis causes verruga peruana, as it may not meet all of Koch's postulates. Still, there is not experimental reproduction of Peruvian wart in animals for affirm that bartonella ancashi causes the Peruvian wart. Science needs to base its conclusions on the best available evidence.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c Parte, A.C. "Bartonella". LPSN.
- ^ a b c "Bartonella ancashensis". Www.uniprot.org.
- ^ Parker, Charles Thomas; Garrity, George M (2015). Parker, Charles Thomas; Garrity, George M (eds.). "Nomenclature Abstract for Bartonella ancashensis". The NamesforLife Abstracts. doi:10.1601/nm.27448.
- ^ "Details: DSM-29364". Www.dsmz.de.
- ^ Jarman, Richard G.; Mullins, Kristin E.; Maguiña, Ciro; Ventosilla, Palmira; Kasper, Matthew R.; Leguia, Mariana; Jiang, Ju; Richards, Allen L.; Hang, Jun; Blazes, David (1 October 2015). "Description of Bartonella ancashensis sp. nov., isolated from the blood of two patients with verruga peruana" (PDF). International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 65 (10): 3339–3343. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.000416. PMID 26296673.
- ^ Salinas D. La nueva Bartonella Ancashi como causante de la verruga peruana: ¿Cumple los postulados de Koch? Acta Med Per 2014; 31 (1): 34-36