Rickettsia rickettsii

Rickettsia rickettsii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rickettsiales
Prokaryota Superregnum: Bacteria Phylum: Proteobacteria Classis: Alphaproteobacteria Ordo: Rickettsiales

Familia: Rickettsiaceae
Tribus: Rickettsieae
Genus: Rickettsia

spotted fever group

Species: Rickettsia rickettsii

Name

Rickettsia rickettsii (Wolbach) Brumpt, 1922

Type strain: Smith = ATCC VR-149

Disease

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

Synonyms

• Dermacentroxenus rickettsii Wolbach, 1919

References

• S. Wolbach: Studies on Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Journal of Medical Research 41: 1–197 (1919)
• List of Prokaryotic Names [1]