Query: NC_013893:2406893 Staphylococcus lugdunensis HKU09-01 chromosome, complete genome Lineage: Staphylococcus lugdunensis; Staphylococcus; Staphylococcaceae; Bacillales; Firmicutes; Bacteria General Information: Complete genome sequencing of Staphylococcus lugdunensis strain HKU09-01 isolated from a patient suffering from skin and soft tissue infection. Staphylococcus lugdunensis is known to be a pathogenic member of the coagulase-negative staphylococci, causing skin and soft tissue infections, catheter-related bacteremia, native valve endocardititis and osteomyelitis.
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General Information: This organism was isolated from a cattle tick, Amblyomma variegatum, collected in Ethiopia. This organism, a member of the spotted fever group of the Rickettsiales, is found in sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean. Rickettsia africae causes a flu-like illness, characterized by a mild fever and severe headache, without the skin rash common to other spotted fever group Rickettsia species. 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.