%0 Journal Article %A Gundi, Vijay A. K. B. %A Taylor, Carmel %A Raoult, Didier %A La Scola, Bernard %T Bartonella rattaustraliani sp. nov., Bartonella queenslandensis sp. nov. and Bartonella coopersplainsensis sp. nov., identified in Australian rats %D 2009 %J International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, %V 59 %N 12 %P 2956-2961 %@ 1466-5034 %R https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.002865-0 %K ITS, 16S–23S rRNA internal transcribed spacer %I Microbiology Society, %X A total of 11 Bartonella isolates were recovered from the blood of Melomys, Uromys and Rattus species in Australia and were characterized using phenotypic and genotypic methods. Comparison of 16S rRNA gene, ftsZ, gltA and 16S–23S rRNA internal transcribed spacer region sequences from the isolates indicated that they formed three sequence similarity groups that were distinct from one another and from the currently recognized Bartonella species. Phylogenetic analysis based on alignment of concatenated sequences inferred distinct evolutionary lineages for each of the three groups within the genus Bartonella. On the basis of these data, we propose the isolates be accommodated in three novel Bartonella species, namely Bartonella rattaustraliani sp. nov. (type strain AUST/NH4T =CIP 109051T =CCUG 52161T =CSUR B609T), Bartonella queenslandensis sp. nov. (type strain AUST/NH12T =CIP 109057T =CCUG 52167T =CSUR B617T) and Bartonella coopersplainsensis sp. nov. (type strain AUST/NH20T =CIP 109064T =CCUG 52174T =CSUR B619T). %U https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/ijs.0.002865-0