bartonella tamiae bartonella tamiae bartonella tamiae is a gram-negative, rod-shaped bacteria from the genus bartonella which was isolated from the blood of patients in thailand. bartonella tamiae can cause illness in humans. bartonella tamiae scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: pseudomonadota class: alphaproteobacteria order: hyphomicrobiales family: bartonellaceae genus: bartonella species: b. tamiae binomial name bartonella tamiaekosoy et al. 2008 type strain th239, th307, th339