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Query: NC_010161:205500:223174 Bartonella tribocorum CIP 105476, complete genome

Start: 223174, End: 223776, Length: 603

Host Lineage: Bartonella tribocorum; Bartonella; Bartonellaceae; Rhizobiales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria

General Information: This organism was isolated from the blood of wild rats and from fleas obtained from wild rats. Transmission of these organisms is often through an insect vector. Once in a host, this intracellular pathogen is internalized by an actin-dependent mechanism, and primarily targets endothelial cells, although other cells can be infected. The proliferation of the vascular endothelium (bacillary angiomatosis) is characterisitic of Bartonella infection and results in multiplication of the bacterium's host cells. Infected macrophages are stimulated to release vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and interleukin 1 beta, both of which promote angiogenesis. Endothelial cells are also stimulated to grow and divide by direct contact with bacterial cells. In addition, programmed cell death (apoptosis) of endothelial cells is inhibited, combatting a common mechanism eukaryotic cells use to deal with bacterial infection. Other pathogenicity factors include pili and outer membrane adhesins for attachment to host cells. This organism is genetically related to Bartonella elizabethae which was isolated from a case of endocarditis in a human.




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SubjectStartEndLengthSubject Host DescriptionCDS descriptionE-valueBit score
NC_005956:196976:214664214664215236573Bartonella henselae str. Houston-1, complete genomehypothetical protein7e-86316
NC_020301:174467:197339197339197923585Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii str. Winnie, complete genomeinvasion associated locus B family protein2e-85315
NC_005955:173436:189537189537190109573Bartonella quintana str. Toulouse, complete genomehypothetical protein5e-81300
NC_014932:1232346:123933912393391239821483Bartonella clarridgeiae 73, complete genomehypothetical protein1e-60232