Open AccessClassification of Rickettsia tsutsugamushi in a New Genus, Orientia gen. nov., as Orientia tsutsugamushi comb. nov.
Author(s) -
Akira Tamura,
Norio Ohashi,
Hiroshi Urakami,
Sadao Miyamura
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
international journal of systematic bacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1070-6259
pISSN - 0020-7713
DOI - 10.1099/00207713-45-3-589
Subject(s) - orientia tsutsugamushi , scrub typhus , biology , rickettsia , genus , microbiology and biotechnology , zoology , virology , virus
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.