Alberto Barton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Peruvian microbiologist
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Place of Birth: Lima, Peru
About Alberto Barton
- Alberto Barton, was a Peruvian microbiologist who discovered the etiologic agent of Carrion´s disease or Oroya fever.
- The bacteria was named: Bartonella bacilliformis, in his honor.
- It is the type species of the genus Bartonella, and family Bartonellaceae.
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