Rickettsia honei sp. nov., the aetiological agent of Flinders Island spotted fever in Australia

被引：73
作者：
Stenos, J
Roux, V
Walker, D
Raoult, D
机构：
[1] Univ Texas, Med Branch, Dept Pathol, Galveston, TX 77550 USA
[2] Fac Med Marseille, CNRS UPRESA 6020, Unite Rickettsies, F-13385 Marseille, France
来源：
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC BACTERIOLOGY | 1998年 / 48卷
关键词：
Rickettsia honei sp. nov; spotted fever group;
D O I：
10.1099/00207713-48-4-1399
中图分类号：
Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号：
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要：
The name Rickettsia honei. strain RBT, has been proposed for a unique spotted fever group (SFG) agent which is pathogenic for humans. This agent has previously been compared to the other SFG agents and was shown to be distinct in protein structure by SDS-PAGE and by immunoblotting. Genetic comparisons of the 16S rRNA, rompA, gltA and the 17 kDa antigen genes with the other SFG rickettsiae confirmed the phylogenetic distance between R. honei and the previously described species. Genetically, Rickettsia honei is more closely related to the Thai tick typhus (TT-118) rickettsia than to any other member of the SFG. Indeed, it is proposed that TT-118 is a strain of R, honei which was previously isolated in Thailand. These results elucidate the presence of a unique SFC rickettsial species in Australasia.
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