Table 1 Validated Bartonella species, their reservoir hosts, and their currently perceived medical relevance

B.alsatica

rabbits

yes

B. bacilliformis

humans

yes

B. birtlesii

small rodents

B.bovis

ruminants

B. capreoli

ruminants

B. chomelii

ruminants

B. clarridgeiae

felids

yes

B. coopersplainensis

rats

B. doshiae

small rodents

B. elizabethae

rats

yes

B. grahamii

small rodents

yes

B. henselae

felids

yes

B. japonica

small rodents

B. koehlerae

felids

yes

B.peromysci

small rodents

B. queenslandensis

rats

B. quintana

humans

yes

B. rattaustraliani

rats

B. schoenbuchensis

ruminants

B. silvatica

small rodents

B. talpae

moles

B. taylorii

small rodents

B. tribocorum

rats

yes

B. vinsonii subsp. arupensis

small rodents

yes

B. vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii

canids

yes

B. vinsonii subsp. vinsonii

small rodents

yes