Query: NC_007798:703922 Neorickettsia sennetsu str. Miyayama, complete genome Lineage: Neorickettsia sennetsu; Neorickettsia; Anaplasmataceae; Rickettsiales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria General Information: This organism was first described in 1953 in Japan as causing Sennetsu fever. Causes an infectious mononucleosis-like disease. Like other Ehrlichia, this organism is an obligate intracellular pathogen. It can be transmitted from fish flukes (trematodes) to humans, and was one of the first Ehrlichia that was found to cause a human-specific illness.
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General Information: Environment: Soil; Isolation: Faeces of Lama glama; Temp: Mesophile. These are gram-positive bacteria that form pink to red colored colonies. Many of the strains are resistant to radiation. Cells are spherical, nonmotile.