Query: NC_015144:802288 Weeksella virosa DSM 16922 chromosome, complete genome Lineage: Weeksella virosa; Weeksella; Flavobacteriaceae; Flavobacteriales; Bacteroidetes; Bacteria General Information: Environment: Host; Isolation: Human urine; Temp: Mesophile; Country:USA: North Carolina. Weeksella virosa is a nonsaccharolytic, oxidase- and catalase-positive, gram-negative rod. It has been isolated mainly from the female genitourinary tract.
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General Information: This strain was isolated in 1989 in North Carolina, USA from a 2-year-old male dog. This organisms causes canine monocytic ehrlichiosis, which is a tick-born disease that causes severe morbidity in domesticated and wild dogs. The brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus, transfers the organism from its salivary glands to the animal when feeding. Persistence in the vacuole leads to replication and cell division and eventual release from the cell which leads to further spreading of the bacterium throughout the host. The end result is an increase in platelet count and anemia.