Orientia
| Orientia | |
|---|---|
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| Orientia tsutsugamushi | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
| Class: | Alpha Proteobacteria |
| Order: | Rickettsiales |
| Family: | Rickettsiaceae |
| Genus: | Orientia |
| Species | |
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Orientia is a genus of bacteria in family Rickettsiaceae.
They are obligate intracellular gram negative bacteria found in insects and mammals. They are spread through the bites or feces of infected insects.
The only species is Orientia tsutsugamushi, which causes scrub typhus in humans.[1][2]
Species
- Orientia tsutsugamushi (Hayashi 1920), previously Rickettsia tsutsugamushi, Scrub typhus.
References
- ↑ "New Orientia tsutsugamushi Strain from Scrub Typhus in Australia". Retrieved 2008-11-20.
- ↑ LSPN bacterio.net