Isolation of <i>Bartonella rattimassiliensis</i> sp. nov. and <i>Bartonella phoceensis</i> sp. nov. from European <i>Rattus norvegicus</i>

Abstract

Thirty-three isolates of Bartonella spp., including 11 isolates not belonging to previously known species, were isolated from 66 Rattus norvegicus subjects trapped in the city of Marseille, France. Based on seven different gene sequences, the 11 isolates were assigned to Bartonella rattimassiliensis sp. nov. and Bartonella phoceensis sp. nov.