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[http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/picrender.fcgi?artid=177610&blobtype=pdf] Krueger, Charles M., Katherine L, Marks, and Garret M. Ihler. “Physical Map of the ''Bartonella bacilliformis Genome''.” Journal of Bacteriology 177 (1995): 7271-7274.
[http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/picrender.fcgi?artid=177610&blobtype=pdf] Krueger, Charles M., Katherine L, Marks, and Garret M. Ihler. “Physical Map of the ''Bartonella bacilliformis Genome''.” Journal of Bacteriology 177 (1995): 7271-7274.


[http://www.interamericaninstitute.org/bartonellosis.htm] Marr, John S. Bartonellosis. Inter-American Institute for Advanced Studies in Cultural History, Free Union, VA, 2000. 26 July 2000. Inter-American Institute for Advanced Studies in Cultural History. 9 Dec. 2008  
[http://www.interamericaninstitute.org/bartonellosis.htm] Marr, John S. "Bartonellosis." Inter-American Institute for Advanced Studies in Cultural History, Free Union, VA, 2000. 26 July 2000. Inter-American Institute for Advanced Studies in Cultural History. 9 Dec. 2008  


[http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6TD0-3W25D2V-42&_user=10&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=7f45f311bce84f677b06b98520ab9bdc] Minnick, Michael F., Samuel J. Mitchell, and Steven J. McAllister. “Cell entry and the pathogenesis of Bartonella Infections.” Trends in Microbiology. 4 (1996): 343-347.
[http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6TD0-3W25D2V-42&_user=10&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=7f45f311bce84f677b06b98520ab9bdc] Minnick, Michael F., Samuel J. Mitchell, and Steven J. McAllister. “Cell entry and the pathogenesis of ''Bartonella'' Infections.” Trends in Microbiology. 4 (1996): 343-347.


[http://web.mst.edu/~microbio/bio221_2004/b_bacilliformis.htm] Panicker, Vineeth S. "''Bartonella bacilliformis''." Microbiology. 2004. Missouri University of Science & Technology. 8 Dec. 2008  
[http://web.mst.edu/~microbio/bio221_2004/b_bacilliformis.htm] Panicker, Vineeth S. "''Bartonella bacilliformis''." Microbiology. 2004. Missouri University of Science & Technology. 8 Dec. 2008  

Revision as of 04:39, 20 December 2008

Classification

Higher order taxa

Domain: Bacteria

Phylum: Proteobacteria

Class: Alpha Proteobacteria

Order: Rhizobiales

Family: Bartonellaceae [2]

Species

NCBI: Taxonomy

Bartonella bacilliformis [2]

Description and significance

Describe the appearance, habitat, etc. of the organism, and why you think it is important.

Genome structure

Describe the size and content of the genome. How many chromosomes? Circular or linear? Other interesting features? What is known about its sequence?

Cell structure and metabolism

Interesting features of cell structure; how it gains energy; what important substances it produces, such as toxins, antibiotics, or communcation signals.

Ecology

Habitat; symbiosis; contributions to the environment.

Pathology

How does this organism cause disease? Human, animal, plant hosts? Virulence factors, as well as patient symptoms.

Current Research

Enter summarries of the most rescent research here--at least three required

References

[1]Bartonella bacilliformis.” PathCase Pathways Database System. 2008. Case Western Reserve University.

[2]Bartonella bacilliformis KC583 project at TIGR.” Entrez Genome Project. 23 July 2008. National Center for Biotechnology Information.

[3]Bartonella bacilliformis Public Data.” Microbial Sequencing Center. J. Craig Venter Institute.

[4] Biswas, Silpak, Didier Raoult, and Jean-Marc Rolain. "Molecular mechanisms of resistance to antibiotics in Bartonella bacilliformis." Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 59 (2007): 1065-1070.

[5] Coleman, Sherry A. and Michael F. Minnick. “Establishing a Direct Role for the Bartonella bacilliformis Invasion-Associated Locus B (IalB) Protein in Human Erythrocyte Parasitism.” Infection and Immunity 69 (2001): 4373-4381.

[6] Hendrix, Laura and Rekha Seshadri. "Bartonella bacilliformis Genome Project." Microbial Sequencing Center. J. Craig Venter Institute.

[7] "Human Bartonellosis caused by Bartonella bacilliformis." 4 Dec. 2002. University of Pittsburg.

[8] Ihler, Garret M. “Bartonella bacilliformis: dangerous pathogen slowly emerging from deep background.” FEMS Microbiology Letters 144 (1996): 1-11.

[9] Infante, Beronica, Sandra Villar, Sandra Palma, Jenny Merello, Roberto Valencia, Luis Torres, Jamie Cok, Palmira Ventosilla, Ciro Manguina, Humberto Guerra, and Cesar Henriquez. "BALB/c Mice resist infection with Bartonella bacilliformis." BMC Research Notes. 28 Oct. 2008. BioMed Central.

[10] Jacomo, V., P. J. Kelly, and D. Raoult. "Natural History of Bartonella Infections (an Exception to Koch’s Postulate)." Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology 9 (2002): 8-18. Jan. 2002. American Society for Microbiology. 9 Dec. 2008

[11] Krueger, Charles M., Katherine L, Marks, and Garret M. Ihler. “Physical Map of the Bartonella bacilliformis Genome.” Journal of Bacteriology 177 (1995): 7271-7274.

[12] Marr, John S. "Bartonellosis." Inter-American Institute for Advanced Studies in Cultural History, Free Union, VA, 2000. 26 July 2000. Inter-American Institute for Advanced Studies in Cultural History. 9 Dec. 2008

[13] Minnick, Michael F., Samuel J. Mitchell, and Steven J. McAllister. “Cell entry and the pathogenesis of Bartonella Infections.” Trends in Microbiology. 4 (1996): 343-347.

[14] Panicker, Vineeth S. "Bartonella bacilliformis." Microbiology. 2004. Missouri University of Science & Technology. 8 Dec. 2008

[15] Roy, Sampurna. "Bartonellosis or Carrion's Disease Acute phase - Oroya Fever." Histopathology-India.net. July 2008. 9 Dec. 2008

[16] "TDI and CDC initiate collaborative research to determine the burden of Bartonellosis in Ecuador." Tropical Disease Institute. 29 Feb. 2008. Ohio University.

[17] Xu, Yanji and Yan Chai. "Bartonella bacilliformis: Molecular Mechanisms of Invasion." Einstein Quarterly Journal of Biology and Medicine 2002: 56-58. 9 Dec. 2008

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