Bacterium discovered in the Amazon is closely related to Andean species that causes human bartonellosis A new species of bacteria of the genus Bartonella has been found in the Amazon National Park in the state of Pará, Brazil, in phlebotomine insects, also known as sand flies. This type of insect is…

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