Genome sequence of Rickettsia conorii subsp. israelensis, the agent of Israeli spotted fever

J Bacteriol. 2012 Sep;194(18):5130-1. doi: 10.1128/JB.01118-12.

Abstract

Rickettsia conorii subsp. israelensis is the agent of Israeli spotted fever. The present study reports the draft genome of Rickettsia conorii subsp. israelensis strain ISTT CDC1, isolated from a Rhipicephalus sanguineus tick collected in Israel.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Boutonneuse Fever / microbiology
  • DNA, Bacterial / chemistry*
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics*
  • Disease Vectors
  • Genome, Bacterial*
  • Israel
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Rhipicephalus sanguineus / microbiology
  • Rickettsia conorii / genetics*
  • Rickettsia conorii / isolation & purification
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA*

Substances

  • DNA, Bacterial

Associated data

  • GENBANK/AJVP00000000