<i>Candidatus</i> Rickettsia xinyangensis as Cause of Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis, Xinyang, China, 2015
Hao Li, Xiaomei Li, Juan Du, Xiao‐Ai Zhang, Ning Cui, Zhen‐Dong Yang, Xiao-Jia Xue, Pan‐He Zhang, Wu‐Chun Cao, Wei Liu
Abstract
S potted fever group (SFG) rickettsiae (SFGR) are obligate intracellular bacteria of the genus Rickettsia and family Rickettsiaceae and comprise >20 species identified as human pathogens (1). Most SFGR are transmitted by ticks (1), and flea-transmitted R. felis and mite-transmitted R. akari are recognized as members of the transitional group rickettsiae (2). In China, 4 different species and 1 new genotype of SFGR have been identified in association with human diseases
Topics & Concepts
RickettsiosisRickettsiaCandidatusVirologyBiologySpotted feverChinaRickettsialesGeographyVirus16S ribosomal RNABacteriaGeneticsArchaeologyVector-borne infectious diseasesViral Infections and VectorsMosquito-borne diseases and control