Organisms

Afipia

A genus of gram-negative, oxidase-positive, nonfermentative rods which are motile by means of a single flagellum. Afipia felis and BARTONELLA HENSELAE are causative agents of CAT-SCRATCH DISEASE. (From Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 9th ed)

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Abstract

A genus of gram-negative, oxidase-positive, nonfermentative rods which are motile by means of a single flagellum. Afipia felis and BARTONELLA HENSELAE are causative agents of CAT-SCRATCH DISEASE. (From Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 9th ed)

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  • Afipia felis

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15 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

infection: coordinate IM with GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS (IM) or CAT-SCRATCH DISEASE (IM) if pertinent

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History Note

2000

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Previous Indexing

  • Cat-Scratch Disease/microbiology (1992-1999)
  • Gram-Negative Bacteria (1992-1999)

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  1. B03w.440w.400.425.200w.040w
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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Afipia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020622. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020622
  2. Afipia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afipia
  3. Afipia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18350372