title: Classification of Rickettsia tsutsugamushi in a new genus, Orientia gen. nov., as Orientia tsutsugamushi comb. nov.
abstract: Recent studies of Rickettsia tsutsugamushi have demonstrated clearly the phenotypic and genotypic differences between this microorganism and other species belonging to the genus Rickettsia. Therefore, classification of R. tsutsugamushi in a new genus, Orientia gen. nov., is proposed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Niigata College of Pharmacy, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tamura
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ohashi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Urakami
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Miyamura
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology; D002473:Cell Wall / Q000737:chemistry; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D006801:Humans; D008925:Mites / Q000382:microbiology; D012285:Orientia tsutsugamushi / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development; D010406:Penicillins / Q000494:pharmacology; D010802:Phylogeny; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D012287:Rickettsiaceae / Q000145:classification*; D012612:Scrub Typhus / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission
chemical_list: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D010406:Penicillins; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S