Since the reclassification of the genus Bartonella in 1993, the number of species has grown
from 1 to 45 currently designated members. Likewise, the association of different Bartonella …

Bartonella spp. are facultative intracellular pathogens that employ a unique stealth infection
strategy comprising immune evasion and modulation, intimate interaction with nucleated …

Insect Symbiosis summarizes the current knowledge of the relationship between symbiotic
organisms and their insect hosts and provides an unparalleled analysis of cutting-edge …

Research over the last several years has greatly advanced our understanding of the
mechanisms by which the immune system functions. There exist two main branches of …

Bartonella henselae causes vasculoproliferative disorders in humans. We identified a
nonfimbrial adhesin of B. henselae designated as Bartonella adhesin A (BadA). BadA is a …

Legionella pneumophila requires the Dot/Icm protein translocation system to replicate within
host cells as a critical component of Legionnaire's pneumonia. None of the known individual …

As more original molecular protocols and subsequent modifications are described in the
literature, it has become difficult for those not directly involved in the development of these …

Many of the α-proteobacteria establish long-term, often chronic, interactions with higher
eukaryotes. These interactions range from pericellular colonization through facultative …

We present the complete genomes of two human pathogens, Bartonella quintana
(1,581,384 bp) and Bartonella henselae (1,931,047 bp). The two pathogens maintain …

▪ Abstract The genus Bartonella comprises several important human pathogens that cause a
wide range of clinical manifestations: cat-scratch disease, trench fever, Carrión's disease …