Genome sequence of Rickettsia conorii subsp. israelensis, the agent of Israeli spotted fever.
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Rickettsia conorii subsp. israelensis is the agent of Israeli spotted fever. The present study reports the draft genome of Rickettsia conorii subsp. israelensis strain ISTT CDC1, isolated from a Rhipicephalus sanguineus tick collected in Israel.
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Presence of Rickettsia conorii subsp. israelensis, the causative agent of Israeli spotted fever, in Sicily, Italy, ascertained in a retrospective study.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of bacteriology
دوره 194 18 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012