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Linda’s comments:  This makes me wonder how many of our military personnel have become infected with Bartonella?

Link: http://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&id=20548954&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks

Excerpt:

 In conclusion, we
show that the laterally acquired Trw T4SS diversified in the
Bartonella lineage to facilitate host-restricted adhesion to
erythrocytes in a wide range of mammals.