Bartonella rondoniensis (sic) Laroche et al. 2017 Bartonella cariotis corrig. Laroche et al. 2017 Laroche M. Berenger J.-M. Mediannikov O. Raoult D. Parola P. Detection of a Potential New Bartonella Species "Candidatus Bartonella rondoniensis" in Human Biting Kissing Bugs (Reduviidae; Triatominae). 2017 11 1 e0005297 e0005297 PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases PLoS Negl Trop Dis 1935-2727 1935-2735 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005297 28095503 No 16S genes were sequenced for this strain. This bacterium (isolated from Eratyrus mucronatus) was characterized by sequencing fragments of the ftsZ, gltA and rpoB genes. Depending on the targeted gene, this agent shares 84% to 91% of identity with B. bacilliformis, the agent of Carrion's disease, a deadly sandfly-borne infectious disease endemic in South America. It is also closely related to animal pathogens such as B. bovis and B. chomelii. (Laroche et al. 2017)