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Phylogenetic position of Rickettsia tsutsugamushi and the relationship among its antigenic variants by analyses of 16S rRNA gene sequences.
FEMS microbiology letters - 15 Jan 1995
Ohashi N, Fukuhara M, Shimada M, Tamura A
Abstract excerpt
The 16S rRNA gene sequences of Rickettsia tsutsugamushi and Rickettsia sibirica were determined by PCR and DNA sequencing. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that R. sibirica is positioned in a cluster of the genus Rickettsia with a similarity value of 98.1-99.6%, whereas R. tsutsugamushi is located apart from the cluster with a similarity value of 90.2-90.6%. This evidence suggests that R. tsutsugamushi should be...
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