Query: NC_017042:1022112 Rickettsia rhipicephali str. 3-7-female6-CWPP chromosome, complete Lineage: Rickettsia rhipicephali; Rickettsia; Rickettsiaceae; Rickettsiales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria General Information: Animal pathogen in Mammalia (intracellular obligate). Rickettsiae are obligate intracellular Gram-negative bacteria mostly found in arthropods, some of which cause mild to severe diseases in humans. Rickettsia rhipicephali was first identified in Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks.
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General Information: Transmitted via American ticks. This organism represents the third group of Rickettsial species and is separate from the spotted fever group and the typhus group. This organism is transovarially transmitted in American ticks and shows the largest range of host organisms including Dermacentor and Amblyomma.