High rates of homologous recombination in the mite endosymbiont and opportunistic human pathogen Orientia tsutsugamushi.

High rates of homologous recombination in the mite endosymbiont and opportunistic human pathogen Orientia tsutsugamushi.

Orientia tsutsugamushi is an intracellular alpha-proteobacterium which resides in trombiculid mites, and is the causative agent of scrub typhus in East Asia. The genome sequence of this species has revealed an unprecedented number of repeat sequences, most notably of the genes encoding the conjugati...

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Main Authors: Piengchan Sonthayanon, Sharon J Peacock, Wirongrong Chierakul, Vanaporn Wuthiekanun, Stuart D Blacksell, Mathew T G Holden, Stephen D Bentley, Edward J Feil, Nicholas P J Day
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-07-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2907413?pdf=render

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