New Orientia tsutsugamushi strain from scrub typhus in Australia

In a recent case of scrub typhus in Australia, Orientia tsutsugamushi isolated from the patient's blood was tested by sequence analysis of the 16S rDNA gene. The sequence showed a strain of O. tsutsugamushi that was quite different from the classic Karp, Kato, and Gilliam strains. The new strai...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 1998-10, Vol.4 (4), p.641-644
Hauptverfasser:	Odorico, D M, Graves, S R, Currie, B, Catmull, J, Nack, Z, Ellis, S, Wang, L, Miller, D J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Animals Australia DNA, Ribosomal - analysis Female Humans Male Mice Orientia tsutsugamushi Orientia tsutsugamushi - classification Orientia tsutsugamushi - genetics RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - analysis Scrub Typhus - microbiology
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Zusammenfassung:	In a recent case of scrub typhus in Australia, Orientia tsutsugamushi isolated from the patient's blood was tested by sequence analysis of the 16S rDNA gene. The sequence showed a strain of O. tsutsugamushi that was quite different from the classic Karp, Kato, and Gilliam strains. The new strain has been designated Litchfield.
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid0404.980416