Orientia
Orientia is a genus of bacteria in family Rickettsiaceae. They are obligate intracellular, Gram-negative bacteria found in insects and mammals. They are spread through the bites or feces of infected insects.
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The genus comprises the species Orientia tsutsugamushi and Orientia chuto, which both cause scrub typhus in humans.[1][2][3]
References
- "New Orientia tsutsugamushi Strain from Scrub Typhus in Australia". Retrieved 2008-11-20.
- LSPN bacterio.net
- Izzard, L (2010). "Isolation of a novel Orientia species (O. chuto sp. nov.) from a patient infected in Dubai". J Clin Microbiol. 48 (12): 4404–4409. doi:10.1128/JCM.01526-10. PMC 3008486. PMID 20926708.
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