Neorickettsia
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Neorickettsia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
Class: | Alpha Proteobacteria |
Order: | Rickettsiales |
Family: | Anaplasmataceae |
Genus: | Neorickettsia |
Neorickettsia | |
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Classification and external resources | |
ICD-10 | A79.8 |
Species or Strains in this group are coccoid or pleomorphic cells that reside in cytoplasmic vacuoles within monocytes and macrophages of dogs, horses, bats, and humans[1].
Neorickettsia sennetsu causes Sennetsu ehrlichiosis.[2] Unlike most other closely related diseases, Neorickettsia sennetsu is transmitted by Trematodes from fish.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Garrity, George (2005). Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. Springer. ISBN 0-387-24145-0.
- ^ "Neorickettsia_sennetsu | 2can Support Portal | EBI". http://www.ebi.ac.uk/2can/genomes/bacteria/Neorickettsia_sennetsu.html.
- ^ "Chapter 5 - Rickettsial (Spotted and Typhus Fevers) and Related Infections (Anaplasmosis and Ehrlichiosis) - 2010 Yellow Book | CDC Travelers' Health". http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/yellowbook/2010/chapter-5/rickettsial-and-related-infections.aspx.
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