A WEB-SURFER'S GUIDE TO BACTERIA ASSOCIATED WITH INFECTIONS IN HUMANS
Species associated with infection - R. africae, R. akari, R. australis, R. conorii, R. felis, R. honei, R. japonica, "R. mongolotimonae," R. prowazekii, R. rickettsiae, R. sibirica, R. slovaca, R. typhi
Associated infections - rickettsial spotted fever, tick typhus, tick bite fever, rickettsialpox
Reported susceptibilities and therapies - tetracycline
Notes - transmitted by arthropods - agents of Astrakhan fever, Israeli tick typhus and Thai tick typhus await designation of scientific names - for R. tsutsugamushi see Orientia -
References - Xu, W., Raoult, D. (1998). Taxonomic relationships among spotted fever group rickettsiae as revealed by antigenic analysis with monoclonal antibodies. J. clin. Microbiol. 36, 887-896.
