Origins, Importance and Genetic Stability of the Prototype Strains Gilliam, Karp and Kato of <i>Orientia tsutsugamushi</i>

Origins, Importance and Genetic Stability of the Prototype Strains Gilliam, Karp and Kato of <i>Orientia tsutsugamushi</i>

Scrub typhus, a chigger-borne febrile illness, occurs primarily in countries of the Asia-Pacific rim and islands of the Western Pacific. The etiologic agent is the obligate intracellular rickettsial bacterium <i>Orientia tsutsugamushi</i>. Research on <i>O. tsutsugamushi</i>...

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Main Authors: Daryl J. Kelly, Paul A. Fuerst, Allen L. Richards
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-04-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Subjects:
<i>Orientia</i>
scrub typhus
Gilliam
Karp
Kato
<i>O. tsutsugamushi</i>
comparative genomics
genetic stability
serogroups
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