Gene Sequence-Based Criteria for Identification of New Rickettsia Isolates and Description of Rickettsia heilongjiangensis sp. nov.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 5456-5465

  Fournier, Pierre Edouard ^a   Dumler, J Stephen ^a,b   Greub, Gilbert ^a   Zhang, Jianzhi ^c   Wu, Yimin ^d   Raoult, Didier ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

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

^d United Logistics Department of Xinjiang Command PLA   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; D GENE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE SEQUENCE; GLTA GENE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OMPA GENE; OMPB GENE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA AKARI; RICKETTSIA HEILONGJIANGENSIS; RICKETTSIA PROWAZEKII; RICKETTSIA TYPHI; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TAXONOMY; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE;

DNA, RIBOSOMAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA INFECTIONS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA AKARI; RICKETTSIA HEILONGJIANGENSIS; RICKETTSIA HEILONGJIANGII; RICKETTSIA PROWAZEKII; RICKETTSIA TYPHI; RICKETTSIALES; SPOTTED FEVER GROUP; TYPHUS GROUP;

EID: 0347480119     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.12.5456-5465.2003     Document Type: Article

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