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NC_016911:167398 Rickettsia rickettsii str. Hauke chromosome, complete genome

Host Lineage: Rickettsia rickettsii; Rickettsia; Rickettsiaceae; Rickettsiales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria

General Information: This genus, like other Rickettsial organisms such as Neorickettsia and Anaplasma, are obligate intracellular pathogens and is composed of two groups, the spotted fever group, and the typhus group. The latter is composed of two organisms, Rickettsia prowazekii and Rickettsia typhi. The bacteria are transmitted via an insect, usually a tick, to a host organism, in this case humans, where they target endothelial cells and sometimes macrophages. They attach via an adhesin, rickettsial outer membrane protein A, and are internalized where they persist as cytoplasmically free organisms. This organism was first identified by Dr. Howard Rickets as the causative agent of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, which was originally named for its geographic distribution at the time, it is now known to be widespread throughout the North American continent. This bacterium is an obligate intracellular pathogen that infects primarily the vascular endothelium, and occasionally smooth muscle tissue. This bacterium is an obligate intracellular pathogen that infects primarily the vascular endothelium, and occasionally smooth muscle tissue. It is passed to the human host from a tick bite, and the tick acts as both a natural reservoir and a vector for disease transmission. Once the organism is endocytosed by the host cell, it quickly escapes the phagozome, and replicates intracellularly, causing cell death and tissue damage. The disease is characterized by a spotted rash and has a high mortality rate if left untreated.


This island contains ribosomal proteins or RNA related elements and may indicate a False Positive Prediction!

StartEndLengthCDS descriptionQuickGO ontologyBLASTP
1673981689241527endopeptidaseQuickGO ontologyBLASTP
169071169814744hypothetical proteinBLASTP
169981170355375succinate dehydrogenase cytochrome b-556 subunitQuickGO ontologyBLASTP
170500170877378succinate dehydrogenase hydrophobic membrane anchor proteinQuickGO ontologyBLASTP
1710111728011791succinate dehydrogenase flavoprotein subunitQuickGO ontologyBLASTP
172948173604657hypothetical proteinBLASTP
17376317415239030S ribosomal protein S12QuickGO ontologyBLASTP
17417917466148330S ribosomal protein S7QuickGO ontologyBLASTP
1746741767732100elongation factor GQuickGO ontologyBLASTP
17691717699276tRNA-TrpQuickGO ontology
177191177391201preprotein translocase subunit SecEQuickGO ontologyBLASTP
177407177985579transcription antitermination protein NusGQuickGO ontologyBLASTP
17825517869243850S ribosomal protein L11QuickGO ontologyBLASTP
17869817941772050S ribosomal protein L1QuickGO ontologyBLASTP
17952818003751050S ribosomal protein L10QuickGO ontologyBLASTP
18023218061238150S ribosomal protein L7L12QuickGO ontologyBLASTP
1815591856804122DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit betaQuickGO ontologyBLASTP
1859381900564119DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit betaQuickGO ontologyBLASTP