Abstract
Rickettsia sp. strain AT-1(T) was isolated from Amblyomma testudinarium ticks in Japan in 1993. Comparative analysis of sequences obtained from 16S rRNA, gltA, ompA, ompB and sca4 gene fragments demonstrated those from AT-1(T) to be markedly different from those of other members of the spotted fever group. Using mouse serotyping, it was also observed that Rickettsia sp. strain AT-1(T) was different from other Rickettsia species with validly published names. Such genotypic and phenotypic characteristics warrant its classification as a representative of a novel species, for which the name Rickettsia tamurae sp. nov. is proposed, with the type strain AT-1(T) (=CSUR R1(T)).
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / genetics
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Bacterial Proteins / genetics
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DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
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DNA, Bacterial / genetics
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DNA, Ribosomal / chemistry
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DNA, Ribosomal / genetics
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Genes, rRNA
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Ixodidae / microbiology*
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Japan
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Phylogeny
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RNA, Bacterial / genetics
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RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
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Rickettsia / classification*
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Rickettsia / genetics
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Rickettsia / isolation & purification*
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
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Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
Substances
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Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
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Bacterial Proteins
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DNA, Bacterial
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DNA, Ribosomal
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RNA, Bacterial
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RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
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OMPA outer membrane proteins
Associated data
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GENBANK/AF394896
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GENBANK/AY049981
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GENBANK/DQ103259
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GENBANK/DQ113910
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GENBANK/DQ113911