New Orientia tsutsugamushi Strain from Scrub Typhus in Australia
In a recent case of scrub typhus in Australia, Orientia tsutsugamushi isolated from the patient's blood was tested by sequence analysis of the 16S rDNA gene. The sequence showed a strain of O. tsutsugamushi that was quite different from the classic Karp, Kato, and Gilliam strains. The new strai...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1998-12-01
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| Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/4/4/98-0416_article |