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

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1399-1404

  Stenos, John ^a   Roux, Véronique ^b   Walker, David ^a   Raoult, Didier ^b  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Rickettsia honei sp. nov.; Spotted fever group

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENICITY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICKETTSIA; RNA SEQUENCE; TICK;

RICKETTSIA HONEI;

EID: 0031755103     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-48-4-1399     Document Type: Article

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