Complete genome sequence of Rickettsia heilongjiangensis, an emerging tick-transmitted human pathogen

Changsong Duan; Yigang Tong; Yong Huang; Xile Wang; Xiaolu Xiong; Bohai Wen

doi:10.1128/JB.05852-11

Complete genome sequence of Rickettsia heilongjiangensis, an emerging tick-transmitted human pathogen

J Bacteriol. 2011 Oct;193(19):5564-5. doi: 10.1128/JB.05852-11.

Authors

Changsong Duan¹, Yigang Tong, Yong Huang, Xile Wang, Xiaolu Xiong, Bohai Wen

Affiliation

¹ State Key Laboratory of Pathogens and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, 20 Dong-Da-Jie St., Fengtai, Beijing 100071, China.

Abstract

Rickettsia heilongjiangensis is an emerging tick-transmitted human pathogen causing far-Eastern spotted fever. Here we report the complete sequence and the main features of the genome of R. heilongjiangensis (strain 054).

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Genome, Bacterial / genetics*
Humans
Molecular Sequence Data
Rickettsia / genetics*
Rickettsia / pathogenicity
Rickettsia Infections / microbiology*
Rickettsia Infections / transmission
Ticks / microbiology*

Associated data

GENBANK/CP002912