| Afipia felis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
| Class: | Alphaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Rhizobiales |
| Family: | Bradyrhizobiaceae |
| Genus: | Afipia |
| Species: |
Afipia felis Brenner al. 1991 |
Afipia felis is the type species of the Afipia bacterial genus. It was formerly thought to cause cat scratch disease. It is a gram-negative, oxidase-positive, non-fermentative rod in the alpha-2 subgroup of the class Proteobacteria. It is motile by means of a single flagellum.