Isolated from the blood of black rats (Rattus rattus) captured in the north-central area of Tel Aviv, Israel. The approximate geographic coordinates are 32.093285 deg N 34.786379 deg E.
Gutierrez R, Shalit T, Markus B, Yuan C, Nachum-Biala Y, Elad D, Harrus S
Title
Bartonella kosoyi sp. nov. and Bartonella krasnovii sp. nov., two novel species closely related to the zoonotic Bartonella elizabethae, isolated from black rats and wild desert rodent-fleas.