Query: NC_016050:938000 Rickettsia japonica YH, complete genome Lineage: Rickettsia japonica; Rickettsia; Rickettsiaceae; Rickettsiales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria General Information: The causal agent of Oriental Spotted Fever. Human pathogen. Rickettsiae are obligate intracellular Gram-negative bacteria mostly found in arthropods, some of which cause mild to severe diseases in humans. Rickettsia japonica strain YH was isolated in 1985 from the blood of a patient with febrile exanthematous illness in Japan.
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General Information: Environment: Hot spring; Isolation: Narugo hot spring; Japan; Temp: Thermophile; Temp: 50C. This organism is a moderate thermophilic autotroph that was able to grow onH2/CO2 by sulfate respiration. It was isolated from a hot spring in Narugo, Japan.