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Orientia tsutsugamushi

Known as: Rickettsia tsutsugamushi, Theileria tsutsugamushi, Rickettsia orientalis 
A gram-negative, rod-shaped to coccoid bacterium. It is the etiologic agent of SCRUB TYPHUS in humans and is transmitted by mites from rodent… 
National Institutes of Health

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Orientia tsutsugamushi Ab.IgG:Titr:Pt:Ser:QnOrientia tsutsugamushi Gilliam Ab:ACnc:Pt:Ser:QnOrientia tsutsugamushi Gilliam Ab:PrThr:Pt:Ser:OrdOrientia tsutsugamushi Gilliam Ab:PrThr:Pt:Ser:Ord:IF

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2015
2015
Orientia tsutsugamushi ankyrin repeat-containing protein family members are Type 1 secretion system substrates that traffic to the host cell endoplasmic reticulum
Scrub typhus is an understudied, potentially fatal infection that threatens one billion persons in the Asia-Pacific region. How… 
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Endemic Scrub Typhus–like Illness, Chile
TOC Summary: Rickettsiae closely related to the scrub typhus agent are present in the Western Hemisphere. 
2010
2010
Genome Comparison and Phylogenetic Analysis of Orientia tsutsugamushi Strains
Orientia tsutsugamushi (OT) is an obligate intracellular bacterium belonging to the family Rickettsiaceae and is the causative… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Outbreak of Scrub Typhus in Southern India during the Cooler Months
Abstract: Orientia tsutsugamushi, the agent of scrub typhus, is a strict intracellular bacterium which is found in many parts of… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Comparative evaluation of selected diagnostic assays for the detection of IgG and IgM antibody to Orientia tsutsugamushi in Thailand.
We compared the performance of 2 commercially available dipstick assays, 2 enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs), and an… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Expression of Chemokine Genes in Murine Macrophages Infected with Orientia tsutsugamushi
ABSTRACT Scrub typhus, caused by Orientia tsutsugamushiinfection, is characterized by local as well as systemic inflammatory… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Analysis of polypeptide composition and antigenic components of Rickettsia tsutsugamushi by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and immunoblotting
Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of lysates of purified Rickettsia tsutsugamushi revealed as many as 30 polypeptide bands… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Macrophages in resistance to rickettsial infection: macrophage activation in vitro for killing of Rickettsia tsutsugamushi.
Rickettsia tsutsugamushi, strain Gilliam, replicates in cultures of resident peritoneal macrophages from BALB/c mice. Macrophage… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Comparative ultrastructural study on the cell envelopes of Rickettsia prowazekii, Rickettsia rickettsii, and Rickettsia tsutsugamushi
Rickettsia tsutsugamushi differs from other rickettsiae in its cell envelope organization. The differences were made evident… 
Highly Cited
1957
Highly Cited
1957
Study on the growth of Rickettsiae. II. Morphologic observations of living Rickettsiae in tissue culture cells.
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