Bartonella bacilliformis

Bartonella bacilliformis definition - medical

Bartonella ba·cil·li·for·mis (bə-sĭlˌə-fôrˈmĭs)

noun
An aerobic coccobacilli of the genus Bartonella that causes Oroya fever in humans.

The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.