Query: NC_018644:910000 Alpha proteobacterium HIMB59 chromosome, complete genome Lineage: alpha proteobacterium HIMB59; alpha proteobacterium; ; ; Proteobacteria; Bacteria General Information: Collected from Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. This is a class of Proteobacteria, includes non-sulphur purple bacteria and their heterotrophicdescendants.
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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.