Classification of Rickettsia tsutsugamushi in a new genus, Orientia gen. nov., as Orientia tsutsugamushi comb. nov

Int J Syst Bacteriol. 1995 Jul;45(3):589-91. doi: 10.1099/00207713-45-3-589.

Abstract

Recent studies of Rickettsia tsutsugamushi have demonstrated clearly the phenotypic and genotypic differences between this microorganism and other species belonging to the genus Rickettsia. Therefore, classification of R. tsutsugamushi in a new genus, Orientia gen. nov., is proposed.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antigens, Bacterial / chemistry
  • Antigens, Bacterial / immunology
  • Cell Wall / chemistry
  • Drug Resistance, Microbial
  • Humans
  • Mites / microbiology
  • Orientia tsutsugamushi / chemistry
  • Orientia tsutsugamushi / classification*
  • Orientia tsutsugamushi / drug effects
  • Orientia tsutsugamushi / genetics
  • Orientia tsutsugamushi / growth & development
  • Penicillins / pharmacology
  • Phylogeny
  • RNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
  • Rickettsiaceae / classification*
  • Scrub Typhus / microbiology
  • Scrub Typhus / transmission

Substances

  • Antigens, Bacterial
  • Penicillins
  • RNA, Bacterial
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S