Query: NC_008508:481000 Leptospira borgpetersenii serovar Hardjo-bovis L550 chromosome 1, Lineage: Leptospira borgpetersenii; Leptospira; Leptospiraceae; Spirochaetales; Spirochaetes; Bacteria General Information: This strain was isolated from a human clinical sample. Bacterial pathogens of cattle that cause zoonotic infections in humans. This organism is a bacterial pathogen of cattle. This organism colonizes in the kidney and reproductive tracts of infected animals. There is also a risk of zoonotic infections in humans, especially those who work with cattle.
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General Information: This strain was isolated from mites in Hartford. Causative agent of Rickettsialpox. Members of this genus, like other Rickettsial organisms such as Neorickettsia and Anaplasma, are obligate intracellular pathogens. In both groups, the bacteria are transmitted via an insect, usually a tick, to a host organism 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. Rickettsia akari causes a mild disease, Rickettsialpox, which is an acute fever-inducing illness transmitted by a hematophagous mite that infects the common house mouse and bites humans. Infection by this organism may be confused with anthrax due to the black eschar. This bacterium is a member of the spotted fever group of Rickettsiales and is endemic to New York, USA, but is also found in other cities in the USA, Russia, South Korea, and South Africa.