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Candidatus Rickettsia xinyangensis as Cause of Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis, Xinyang, China, 2015
26 Mar 2020
Abstract excerpt
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...
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