Definition: 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)
infection: coord IM with GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS (IM) or CAT-SCRATCH DISEASE (IM)
