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Medical Definition of Bartonella bacilliformis
1. A species found in the blood and epithelial cells of lymph nodes, spleen, and liver in Oroya fever (it is the cause of Oroya fever) and in blood and eruptive elements in verruga peruana; probably also found in sandflies (Phlebotomus verrucarum); known to be established only on the South American continent and perhaps in Central America; it is the type species of the genus Bartonella. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bartonella Bacilliformis
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