Bartonella

/ˌbɑːrtəˈnɛlə/ noun

Definition

A genus of gram-negative bacteria that typically infect red blood cells and are often transmitted through flea or lice bites, causing cat scratch disease and other infections.

Etymology

Named after Henri Barton, though some sources attribute it to early bacteriologists; the -ella suffix indicates a diminutive or small organism in scientific nomenclature.

Kelly Says

Bartonella might live inside your cat's fleas right now, causing no harm to the cat but severe inflammation in you if scratched—it's evolution's ironic joke about which species are truly vulnerable.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ባርቱንላ
ba-rtu-n-la
ARالعربية
بارتونيلا
ba-rtoon-ee-la
BNবাংলা
বর্টনেল্লা
bor-ton-el-la
CACatalà
bartonella
bar-toh-NEH-la
CSČeština
bartonella
bar-toh-NEH-la
DADansk
bartonella
bar-toh-NEH-la
DEDeutsch
Bartonella
bar-toh-NEH-la
ELΕλληνικά
bartonella
bar-toh-NEH-la
ESEspañol
bartonella
bar-toh-NEH-la
FAفارسی
بارتونلا
ba-rton-la
FISuomi
bartonella
bar-toh-NEH-la
FRFrançais
bartonella
bar-toh-NEH-la
GUGU
બાર્ટોનેલા
ba-rton-e-la
HAHA
bartonella
bar-toh-NEH-la
HEעברית
バートוןלה
ba-rton-la
HIहिन्दी
बर्टनला
ba-rton-la
HUMagyar
bartonella
bar-toh-NEH-la
IDBahasa Indonesia
bartonella
bar-toh-NEH-la
IGIG
bartonella
bar-toh-NEH-la
ITItaliano
bartonella
bar-toh-NEH-la
JA日本語
バートンエラ
ba-to-ne-ra
KKKK
Бартонэлла
Bar-ton-e-lla
KMKM
បាត់តុនអេឡា
ba-toun-ae-la
KO한국어
바톤에라
ba-to-ne-ra
MRMR
बर्टनला
ba-rton-la
MSBahasa Melayu
bartonella
bar-toh-NEH-la
MYမြန်မာ
ဘာတန်နယ်လာ
ba-ta-n-ne-la
NLNederlands
bartonella
bar-toh-NEH-la
NONorsk
bartonella
bar-toh-NEH-la
PAPA
ਬਾਰਟਨੇਲਾ
ba-rton-e-la
PLPolski
bartonella
bar-toh-NEH-la
PTPortuguês
bartonella
bar-toh-NEH-la
RORomână
bartonella
bar-toh-NEH-la
RUРусский
Bartonella
Bar-toh-NEH-la
SVSvenska
bartonella
bar-toh-NEH-la
SWKiswahili
bartonella
bar-toh-NEH-la
TAதமிழ்
பார்ட்டனெல்லா
pa-ar-tan-e-lla
TEతెలుగు
బార్టనెల్ల
ba-ar-te-n-ella
THไทย
บาร์ตันเนลล่า
ba-rtan-ne-la
TLTL
bartonella
bar-toh-NEH-la
TRTürkçe
bartonella
bar-toh-NEH-la
UKУкраїнська
Bartonella
Bar-toh-NEH-la
URاردو
بارٹنلا
ba-rton-la
VITiếng Việt
bartonella
ba-rton-e-la
YOYO
bartonella
bar-toh-NEH-la
ZH中文
巴顿埃拉
ba-dun-ai-la
ZUZU
bartonella
bar-toh-NEH-la

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