Candidatus Bartonella mayotimonensis
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| Species: | "Candidatus B. mayotimonensis" |
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| "Candidatus Bartonella mayotimonensis" Lin et al. 2010 | |
"Candidatus Bartonella mayotimonensis" is a candidatus bacteria from the genus of Bartonella which can cause endocarditis in humans. B. mayotimonensis was first isolated from a sample taken from the aortic valve of a human patient from Iowa in 2008. The bacteria is present in the microbiomes of bat species worldwide. As with other Bartonella species, B. mayotimonensis can be transmitted by hematophagous ectoparasites such as fleas.