bartonella alsatica bartonella alsatica bartonella alsatica is a bacterium. like other bartonella species, it can cause disease in animals. it is small, aerobic, oxidase-negative, and gram-negative. its rod-like cells were localized within wild rabbit erythrocytes when first described. the type strain is ibs 382t (= cip 105477t). it is associated with cases of lymphadenitis and endocarditis. bartonella alsatica scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: pseudomonadota class: alphaproteobacteria order: hyphomicrobiales family: bartonellaceae genus: bartonella species: b. alsatica binomial name bartonella alsaticaheller et al., 1999