- Pathogen:
- Bartonella spp.
- Precautions:
- Standard
- Diagnosis:
- Take 5 to 15 days and up to 45 days on primary culture to form visible colonies on enriched blood-containing media. Highly hemin dependent.
- Pathogen Information:
- Pleomorphic, gram-negative coccobacillary or bacillary rods.
- Epidemiology:
- Most Bartonella species are vector borne organisms.
- Associated Syndromes:
- Subclinical anaemia (more severe in splenectomised animals), Endocarditis, Bartonellosis.
- Additional Information:
- Resource: McVey, D. S., et al. Veterinary Microbiology. Wiley-Blackwell, 2013.