Rickettsia typhi str. Wilmington

Rickettsia_typhi
Names Rickettsia typhi str. Wilmington
Accession numbers NC_006142
Background Rickettsia typhi is the causative agent of murine typhus or endemic typhus. Infection with Rickettsia typhi causes headache, fever, myalgia and leads to multisystem disease, including infection of the brain, lung, liver, kidney and heart. In severe cases R.typhi can cause meningoencephalitis, interstitial pneumonia and disseminated vascular lesions. It can be transmitted to the mammalian host by the bite of an infected flea or louse but the most important mechanism of inoculation is through the feces of the vector. Although distributed worldwide, it is mostly present in warm coastal areas harbouring large rat populations.(From http://www.expasy.org/sprot/hamap/RICTY.html) (BacMap)
Taxonomy
Kingdom:Bacteria
Phylum:Proteobacteria
Class:Alphaproteobacteria
Order:Rickettsiales
Family:Rickettsiaceae
Genus:Rickettsia
Species:typhi
Strain Wilmington
Complete Yes
Sequencing centre (21-NOV-2003) Human Genome Sequencing Center, Baylor College of Medicine, 1 Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77035, USA
(27-AUG-2004) National Center for Biotechnology Information, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA
Sequencing quality Level 6: Finished
Sequencing depth NA
Sequencing method Sanger
Isolation site blood from patient, North Carolina, 1928
Isolation country USA
Number of replicons 1
Gram staining properties Negative
Shape Bacilli
Mobility No
Flagellar presence No
Number of membranes 2
Oxygen requirements Aerobic
Optimal temperature NA
Temperature range Mesophilic
Habitat HostAssociated
Biotic relationship Symbiotic
Host name Homo sapiens
Cell arrangement NA
Sporulation Nonsporulating
Metabolism NA
Energy source NA
Diseases Endemic typhus and murine typhus
Pathogenicity Yes