Query: NC_013170:1020339 Cryptobacterium curtum DSM 15641, complete genome Lineage: Cryptobacterium curtum; Cryptobacterium; Coriobacteriaceae; Coriobacteriales; Actinobacteria; Bacteria General Information: Isolation: Periodontal pocket of an adult patient; Temp: Mesophile; Temp: 37C; Habitat: Host, Human oral microflora. This organism has been isolated from periodontal lesions and may play an important role in those infections.
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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.