Bartonella quintana Fuller is a microaerophile, mesophilic, Gram-negative prokaryote that was isolated from Human blood.
Gram-negative rod-shaped microaerophile mesophilic 16S sequence| @ref 20215 |
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| Domain Bacteria |
| Phylum Pseudomonadota |
| Class Alphaproteobacteria |
| Order Hyphomicrobiales |
| Family Bartonellaceae |
| Genus Bartonella |
| Species Bartonella quintana |
| Full scientific name Bartonella quintana (Schmincke 1917) Brenner et al. 1993 |
| Synonyms (2) |
| BacDive ID | Other strains from Bartonella quintana (2) | Type strain |
|---|---|---|
| 138444 | B. quintana 10963/94, CIP 105257 | |
| 139102 | B. quintana Toulouse, CIP 103739, CCUG 45777 |
| @ref | Name | Growth | Medium link | Composition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15707 | Columbia blood agar 10% (DSMZ Medium 429e) | Medium recipe at MediaDive  | Name: e. COLUMBIA BLOOD AGAR 10% (DSMZ Medium 429e) Composition: Horse blood 100.0 g/l Columbia agar base | ||
| 33039 | MEDIUM 45 - for Columbia agar with sheep blood | Distilled water make up to (1000.000 ml);Columbia agar (39.000 g);Sheepblood (100.000 ml) | |||
| 122113 | CIP Medium 45 | Medium recipe at CIP |
| 15707 | Oxygen tolerancemicroaerophile |
| @ref | Chebi-ID | Metabolite | Utilization activity | Kind of utilization tested | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68371 | 27613 ChEBI | amygdalin | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 18305 ChEBI | arbutin | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 17057 ChEBI | cellobiose | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 17108 ChEBI | D-arabinose | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 18333 ChEBI | D-arabitol | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68377 | 15824 ChEBI | D-fructose | - | builds acid from | from API NH |
| 68371 | 15824 ChEBI | D-fructose | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 28847 ChEBI | D-fucose | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 12936 ChEBI | D-galactose | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68377 | 17634 ChEBI | D-glucose | - | builds acid from | from API NH |
| 68371 | 17634 ChEBI | D-glucose | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 62318 ChEBI | D-lyxose | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 16899 ChEBI | D-mannitol | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 16024 ChEBI | D-mannose | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 16988 ChEBI | D-ribose | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 17924 ChEBI | D-sorbitol | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 16443 ChEBI | D-tagatose | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 65327 ChEBI | D-xylose | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 17113 ChEBI | erythritol | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 122113 | 4853 ChEBI | esculin | - | hydrolysis | |
| 68371 | 4853 ChEBI | esculin | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 16813 ChEBI | galactitol | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 28066 ChEBI | gentiobiose | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 24265 ChEBI | gluconate | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 17754 ChEBI | glycerol | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 28087 ChEBI | glycogen | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 122113 | 606565 ChEBI | hippurate | - | hydrolysis | |
| 68371 | 15443 ChEBI | inulin | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 30849 ChEBI | L-arabinose | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 18403 ChEBI | L-arabitol | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 18287 ChEBI | L-fucose | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 62345 ChEBI | L-rhamnose | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 17266 ChEBI | L-sorbose | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 65328 ChEBI | L-xylose | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 17716 ChEBI | lactose | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68377 | 17306 ChEBI | maltose | - | builds acid from | from API NH |
| 68371 | 17306 ChEBI | maltose | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 6731 ChEBI | melezitose | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 28053 ChEBI | melibiose | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 320061 ChEBI | methyl alpha-D-glucopyranoside | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 43943 ChEBI | methyl alpha-D-mannoside | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 74863 ChEBI | methyl beta-D-xylopyranoside | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 17268 ChEBI | myo-inositol | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 59640 ChEBI | N-acetylglucosamine | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 122113 | 17632 ChEBI | nitrate | - | reduction | |
| 122113 | 16301 ChEBI | nitrite | - | reduction | |
| 68377 | 18257 ChEBI | ornithine | - | degradation | from API NH |
| 68371 | Potassium 2-ketogluconate | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid | |
| 68371 | 16634 ChEBI | raffinose | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 15963 ChEBI | ribitol | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 17814 ChEBI | salicin | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 28017 ChEBI | starch | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 17992 ChEBI | sucrose | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68377 | 17992 ChEBI | sucrose | - | builds acid from | from API NH |
| 68371 | 27082 ChEBI | trehalose | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 32528 ChEBI | turanose | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68377 | 16199 ChEBI | urea | - | hydrolysis | from API NH |
| 68371 | 17151 ChEBI | xylitol | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| @ref | Value | Activity | Ec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68382 | acid phosphatase | - | 3.1.3.2 | from API zym |
| 122113 | alcohol dehydrogenase | - | 1.1.1.1 | |
| 68382 | alkaline phosphatase | - | 3.1.3.1 | from API zym |
| 68377 | alkaline phosphatase | - | 3.1.3.1 | from API NH |
| 68382 | alpha-chymotrypsin | - | 3.4.21.1 | from API zym |
| 68382 | alpha-fucosidase | - | 3.2.1.51 | from API zym |
| 68382 | alpha-galactosidase | - | 3.2.1.22 | from API zym |
| 68382 | alpha-glucosidase | - | 3.2.1.20 | from API zym |
| 68382 | alpha-mannosidase | - | 3.2.1.24 | from API zym |
| 68382 | beta-galactosidase | - | 3.2.1.23 | from API zym |
| 122113 | beta-galactosidase | - | 3.2.1.23 | |
| 68377 | beta-galactosidase | - | 3.2.1.23 | from API NH |
| 68382 | beta-glucosidase | - | 3.2.1.21 | from API zym |
| 68382 | beta-glucuronidase | - | 3.2.1.31 | from API zym |
| 68377 | beta-lactamase | - | 3.5.2.6 | from API NH |
| 122113 | catalase | - | 1.11.1.6 | |
| 68382 | cystine arylamidase | - | 3.4.11.3 | from API zym |
| 68382 | esterase (C 4) | + | from API zym | |
| 68382 | esterase lipase (C 8) | + | from API zym | |
| 122113 | gamma-glutamyltransferase | + | 2.3.2.2 | |
| 68377 | gamma-glutamyltransferase | + | 2.3.2.2 | from API NH |
| 122113 | gelatinase | - | ||
| 68382 | leucine arylamidase | + | 3.4.11.1 | from API zym |
| 68377 | lipase | - | from API NH | |
| 68382 | lipase (C 14) | - | from API zym | |
| 122113 | lysine decarboxylase | - | 4.1.1.18 | |
| 68382 | N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase | - | 3.2.1.52 | from API zym |
| 68382 | naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase | + | from API zym | |
| 122113 | ornithine decarboxylase | - | 4.1.1.17 | |
| 68377 | ornithine decarboxylase | - | 4.1.1.17 | from API NH |
| 122113 | oxidase | + | ||
| 122113 | phenylalanine ammonia-lyase | - | 4.3.1.24 | |
| 68377 | proline-arylamidase | + | 3.4.11.5 | from API NH |
| 68382 | trypsin | - | 3.4.21.4 | from API zym |
| 122113 | tryptophan deaminase | - | ||
| 122113 | urease | - | 3.5.1.5 | |
| 68377 | urease | - | 3.5.1.5 | from API NH |
| 68382 | valine arylamidase | - | from API zym |
| @ref | ControlQ | GLY | ERY | DARA | LARA | RIB | DXYL | LXYL | ADO | MDX | GAL | GLU | FRU | MNE | SBE | RHA | DUL | INO | MAN | SOR | MDM | MDG | NAG | AMY | ARB | ESC | SAL | CEL | MAL | LAC | MEL | SAC | TRE | INU | MLZ | RAF | AMD | GLYG | XLT | GEN | TUR | LYX | TAG | DFUC | LFUC | DARL | LARL | GNT | 2KG | 5KG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 122113 | not determinedn.d. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | +/- |
| @ref | Description | Accession | Length | Database | NCBI tax ID | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15707 | Bartonella quintana strain Fuller 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence | M11927 | 1493 |   | 803 |
| Topic | Title | Authors | Journal | DOI | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phylogeny | Clear distinction between Burkholderia mallei and Burkholderia pseudomallei using fluorescent motB primers. | Schmoock G, Elschner M, Sprague LD. | Acta Vet Scand | 10.1186/s13028-015-0104-4 | 2015 | |
| Enzymology | Bartonella quintana in cynomolgus monkey (Macaca fascicularis). | O'Rourke LG, Pitulle C, Hegarty BC, Kraycirik S, Killary KA, Grosenstein P, Brown JW, Breitschwerdt EB. | Emerg Infect Dis | 10.3201/eid1112.030045 | 2005 | |
| Species-specific monoclonal antibodies for rapid identification of Bartonella quintana. | Liang Z, Raoult D. | Clin Diagn Lab Immunol | 10.1128/cdli.7.1.21-24.2000 | 2000 | | |
| Enzymology | Molecular characterization of the sucB gene encoding the immunogenic dihydrolipoamide succinyltransferase protein of Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii and Bartonella quintana. | Gilmore RD, Carpio AM, Kosoy MY, Gage KL. | Infect Immun | 10.1128/iai.71.8.4818-4822.2003 | 2003 | |
| Bartonella henselae and Bartonella quintana adherence to and entry into cultured human epithelial cells. | Batterman HJ, Peek JA, Loutit JS, Falkow S, Tompkins LS. | Infect Immun | 10.1128/iai.63.11.4553-4556.1995 | 1995 | | |
| Enzymology | Detection of Bartonella (Rochalimaea) quintana by routine acridine orange staining of broth blood cultures. | Larson AM, Dougherty MJ, Nowowiejski DJ, Welch DF, Matar GM, Swaminathan B, Coyle MB. | J Clin Microbiol | 10.1128/jcm.32.6.1492-1496.1994 | 1994 | |
| Phylogeny | Use of rpoB gene analysis for detection and identification of Bartonella species. | Renesto P, Gouvernet J, Drancourt M, Roux V, Raoult D. | J Clin Microbiol | 10.1128/jcm.39.2.430-437.2001 | 2001 | |
| Production of Bartonella genus-specific monoclonal antibodies. | Liang Z, La Scola B, Lepidi H, Raoult D. | Clin Diagn Lab Immunol | 10.1128/cdli.8.4.847-849.2001 | 2001 | | |
| Phylogeny | Use of the cell division protein FtsZ as a means of differentiating among Bartonella species. | Kelly TM, Padmalayam I, Baumstark BR. | Clin Diagn Lab Immunol | 10.1128/cdli.5.6.766-772.1998 | 1998 | |
| A chemically defined liquid medium that supports primary isolation of Rochalimaea (Bartonella) henselae from blood and tissue specimens. | Wong MT, Thornton DC, Kennedy RC, Dolan MJ. | J Clin Microbiol | 10.1128/jcm.33.3.742-744.1995 | 1995 | | |
| Enzymology | Isolation and characterization of Bartonella bacilliformis from an expatriate Ecuadorian. | Lydy SL, Eremeeva ME, Asnis D, Paddock CD, Nicholson WL, Silverman DJ, Dasch GA. | J Clin Microbiol | 10.1128/jcm.01207-07 | 2008 | |
| Enzymology | Bartonella clarridgeiae, a newly recognized zoonotic pathogen causing inoculation papules, fever, and lymphadenopathy (cat scratch disease). | Kordick DL, Hilyard EJ, Hadfield TL, Wilson KH, Steigerwalt AG, Brenner DJ, Breitschwerdt EB. | J Clin Microbiol | 10.1128/jcm.35.7.1813-1818.1997 | 1997 | |
| Enzymology | Differentiation of Bartonella-like isolates at the species level by PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism in the citrate synthase gene. | Norman AF, Regnery R, Jameson P, Greene C, Krause DC. | J Clin Microbiol | 10.1128/jcm.33.7.1797-1803.1995 | 1995 | |
| Phylogeny | Inter- and intraspecies identification of Bartonella (Rochalimaea) species. | Roux V, Raoult D. | J Clin Microbiol | 10.1128/jcm.33.6.1573-1579.1995 | 1995 | |
| Phylogeny | Novel chemically modified liquid medium that will support the growth of seven bartonella species. | Maggi RG, Duncan AW, Breitschwerdt EB. | J Clin Microbiol | 10.1128/jcm.43.6.2651-2655.2005 | 2005 | |
| Phylogeny | Differentiation of pathogenic Bartonella species by infrequent restriction site PCR. | Handley SA, Regnery RL. | J Clin Microbiol | 10.1128/jcm.38.8.3010-3015.2000 | 2000 | |
| Phylogeny | 16S/23S rRNA intergenic spacer regions for phylogenetic analysis, identification, and subtyping of Bartonella species. | Houpikian P, Raoult D. | J Clin Microbiol | 10.1128/jcm.39.8.2768-2778.2001 | 2001 | |
| Enzymology | Molecular evidence of Bartonella spp. in questing adult Ixodes pacificus ticks in California. | Chang CC, Chomel BB, Kasten RW, Romano V, Tietze N. | J Clin Microbiol | 10.1128/jcm.39.4.1221-1226.2001 | 2001 | |
| Pathogenicity | MICs of 28 antibiotic compounds for 14 Bartonella (formerly Rochalimaea) isolates. | Maurin M, Gasquet S, Ducco C, Raoult D. | Antimicrob Agents Chemother | 10.1128/aac.39.11.2387 | 1995 | |
| Identification of Bartonella-specific immunodominant antigens recognized by the feline humoral immune system. | Freeland RL, Scholl DT, Rohde KR, Shelton LJ, O'Reilly KL. | Clin Diagn Lab Immunol | 10.1128/cdli.6.4.558-566.1999 | 1999 | | |
| Phylogeny | Taxonomic relationship of vole agent to Rochalimaea quintana. | Myers WF, Wisseman CL, Fiset P, Oaks EV, Smith JF. | Infect Immun | 10.1128/iai.26.3.976-983.1979 | 1979 | |
| Laboratory Diagnosis of 37 Cases of Bartonella Endocarditis Based on Enzyme Immunoassay and Real-Time PCR. | Shapira L, Rasis M, Binsky Ehrenreich I, Maor Y, Katchman EA, Treves A, Velan A, Halutz O, Graidy-Varon M, Leibovitch C, Maisler N, Ephros M, Giladi M. | J Clin Microbiol | 10.1128/jcm.02217-20 | 2021 | | |
| Phylogeny | Bartonella quintana in body lice and head lice from homeless persons, San Francisco, California, USA. | Bonilla DL, Kabeya H, Henn J, Kramer VL, Kosoy MY | Emerg Infect Dis | 10.3201/eid1506.090054 | 2009 | |
| Enzymology | Isolation and characterization by immunofluorescence, sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, western blot, restriction fragment length polymorphism-PCR, 16S rRNA gene sequencing, and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis of Rochalimaea quintana from a patient with bacillary angiomatosis. | Maurin M, Roux V, Stein A, Ferrier F, Viraben R, Raoult D | J Clin Microbiol | 10.1128/jcm.32.5.1166-1171.1994 | 1994 | |
| Cultivation | Analysis of fatty acids of the genus Rochalimaea by electron capture gas chromatography: detection of nonanoic acid. | Westfall HN, Edman DC, Weiss E | J Clin Microbiol | 10.1128/jcm.19.3.305-310.1984 | 1984 | |
| Metabolism | Ornithine metabolism in the genus Rochalimaea. | Weiss E, Mamay HK, Dasch GA | J Bacteriol | 10.1128/jb.150.1.245-250.1982 | 1982 | |
| Phylogeny | Morphological and cell association characteristics of Rochalimaea quintana: comparison of the Vole and Fuller strains. | Merrell BR, Weiss E, Dasch GA | J Bacteriol | 10.1128/jb.135.2.633-640.1978 | 1978 | |
| Cultivation | Propagation and growth cycle of Rickettsia quintana in a new liquid medium. | Mason RA | J Bacteriol | 10.1128/jb.103.1.184-190.1970 | 1970 | |
| Metabolic Activity of the Trench Fever Rickettsia, Rickettsia quintana. | Huang KY | J Bacteriol | 10.1128/jb.93.3.853-859.1967 | 1967 | | |
| Enzymology | Bartonella koehlerae sp. nov., isolated from cats. | Droz S, Chi B, Horn E, Steigerwalt AG, Whitney AM, Brenner DJ. | J Clin Microbiol | 10.1128/jcm.37.4.1117-1122.1999 | 1999 | |
| Enzymology | Isolation of Bartonella henselae and Two New Bartonella Subspecies, Bartonellakoehlerae Subspecies boulouisii subsp. nov. and Bartonella koehlerae Subspecies bothieri subsp. nov. from Free-Ranging Californian Mountain Lions and Bobcats. | Chomel BB, Molia S, Kasten RW, Borgo GM, Stuckey MJ, Maruyama S, Chang CC, Haddad N, Koehler JE. | PLoS One | 10.1371/journal.pone.0148299 | 2016 | |
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https://doi.org/10.13145/bacdive1633.20251217.10
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