Open AccessExamination of Rickettsial Host Range for Shuttle Vectors Based on dnaA and parA Genes from the pRM Plasmid of Rickettsia monacensis
Author(s) -
Nicole Y. Burkhardt,
Lisa D. Price,
Xin Ru Wang,
Chan C. Heu,
Gerald D. Baldridge,
Ulrike G. Munderloh,
Timothy J. Kurtti
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
applied and environmental microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.552
H-Index - 324
eISSN - 1070-6291
pISSN - 0099-2240
DOI - 10.1128/aem.00210-22
Subject(s) - biology , rickettsia , plasmid , rickettsia rickettsii , spotted fever , gene , rocky mountain spotted fever , rickettsiosis , virology , genetics , microbiology and biotechnology , virus
Rickettsia spp. are found in a diverse array of organisms, from ticks, mites, and fleas to leeches and insects. Many are not pathogenic, but others, such asRickettsia rickettsii andRickettsia prowazeckii , can cause severe illness or death.