Candidatus Bartonella mayotimonensis and endocarditis

Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Mar;16(3):500-3. doi: 10.3201/eid1603.081673.

Abstract

We describe a new Bartonella species for which we propose the name Candidatus Bartonella mayotimonensis. It was isolated from native aortic valve tissue of a person with infective endocarditis. The new species was identified by using PCR amplification and sequencing of 5 genes (16S rRNA gene, ftsZ, rpoB, gltA, and internal transcribed spacer region).

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aortic Valve / microbiology*
  • Aortic Valve / surgery
  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics
  • Bartonella / classification
  • Bartonella / genetics*
  • Bartonella Infections / diagnosis
  • Bartonella Infections / microbiology
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial* / diagnosis
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial* / microbiology
  • Heart Valve Diseases / diagnosis
  • Heart Valve Diseases / microbiology
  • Heart Valve Diseases / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Species Specificity

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S