Query: NC_016050:15224 Rickettsia japonica YH, complete genome Lineage: Rickettsia japonica; Rickettsia; Rickettsiaceae; Rickettsiales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria General Information: The causal agent of Oriental Spotted Fever. Human pathogen. Rickettsiae are obligate intracellular Gram-negative bacteria mostly found in arthropods, some of which cause mild to severe diseases in humans. Rickettsia japonica strain YH was isolated in 1985 from the blood of a patient with febrile exanthematous illness in Japan.
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General Information: Isolation: Hot spring; Country: Iceland; Temp: Thermophile; Temp: 70 - 75C; Habitat: Hot spring. A thermophilic bacterial species of straight rods, occurring singly or sometimes in long chains, motile and Gram variable. Isolated from hot spring, canned foods and dairy products.