Domain Bacteria Class Alphaproteobacteria Family Rickettsiaceae Rank Species | Phylum Proteobacteria Order Rickettsiales Genus Rickettsia | |
Similar Rickettsia helvetica, Amblyomma testudinarium, Ixodes ovatus, Rickettsia africae, Rickettsia akari | ||
Rickettsia asiatica is a tick-borne pathogenic species borne by Ixodes ovatus. The type strain of Rickettsia asiatica sp. nov. is IO-1T (=CSUR R2T).
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