The phenotypic, genotypic and biochemical characterisation of a novel lineage 3 Bartonella species
Bartonella bennettii is a novel lineage 3 species that has been encountered in populations of field voles across the UK. Illumina novaseq and ONT minION systems have been utilised to complete three genomes of this novel species. SEM was utilised to image individual bacteria, confirming the presence of polar flagella, and API strips have elucidated the biochemical profile of the species