Bartonella acomydis

Bartonella acomydis
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Pseudomonadati
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Alphaproteobacteria
Order: Hyphomicrobiales
Family: Bartonellaceae
Genus: Bartonella
Species:
B. acomydis
Binomial name
Bartonella acomydis
Sato et al. 2013
Type strain
JCM 17706, KCTC 23907, KS2-1

Bartonella acomydis is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium of the genus Bartonella. The species was first isolated from the blood of a wild-caught golden spiny mouse (Acomys russatus) that had been imported to Japan as an exotic pet from Egypt.