Rickettsia conorii

A species of gram-negative, aerobic bacteria that is the etiologic agent of BOUTONNEUSE FEVER. It resembles RICKETTSIA RICKETTSII but is antigenically distinct and less virulent for animals and man. (From Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, vol 1)

Year introduced: 1999

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Tree Number(s): B03.660.050.783.875.650.650.180

MeSH Unique ID: D020114

Registry Number: txid781

Previous Indexing:

• Rickettsia (1976-1998)

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Organisms Category
Bacteria
Proteobacteria
Alphaproteobacteria
Rickettsiales
Rickettsiaceae
Rickettsieae
Rickettsia
Rickettsia conorii