Isolation and characterization of a novel Rickettsia species (Rickettsia asembonensis sp. nov.) obtained from cat fleas (Ctenocephalides felis)

Show simple item record

dc.contributor.author MAINA ALICE N.
dc.contributor.author Alison Luce-Fedrow, Sylvia Omulo, Jun Hang,Teik-Chye Chan, Fredrick Ade, Dereje D. Jima, Eric Ogola, Hong Ge, Robert F. Breiman, Moses K. Njenga and Allen L. Richards
dc.date.accessioned 2025-10-23T09:14:08Z
dc.date.available 2025-10-23T09:14:08Z
dc.date.issued 2016
dc.identifier.uri https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/docserver/fulltext/ijsem/66/11/4512_ijsem001382.pdf?expires=1719400345&id=id&accname=guest&checksum=2B212ECE017BCC472987E20EDCDEEB9C
dc.identifier.uri http://repository.kemri.go.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/1637
dc.description.abstract A novel rickettsial agent, ‘Candidatus Rickettsia asembonensis’ strain NMRCiiT, was isolated from cat fleas, Ctenocephalides felis, from Kenya. Genotypic characterization of the new isolate based on sequence analysis of five rickettsial genes, rrs, gltA, ompA, ompB and sca4, indicated that this isolate clustered with Rickettsia felis URRWXCal2. The degree of nucleotide similarity demonstrated that isolate NMRCiiT belongs within the genus Rickettsia and fulfils the criteria for classification as a representative of a novel species. The name Rickettsia asembonensis sp. nov. is proposed, with NMRCiiT (=DSM 100172T=CDC CRIRC RAS001T=ATCC VR-1827T) as the type strain. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology en_US
dc.subject Rickettsia, Ctenocephalides felis, genotypic characterization en_US
dc.title Isolation and characterization of a novel Rickettsia species (Rickettsia asembonensis sp. nov.) obtained from cat fleas (Ctenocephalides felis) en_US
dc.type Article en_US


Files in this item

Icon
Name: 4512_ijsem001382.pdf
Size: 1.299Mb
Format: PDF
Description: Research Article
View/Open

This item appears in the following Collection(s)

  • Journals and Articles
    This is a collection of journals published by KEMRI Graduate School students, fulll access to the article can be access through the link provided.

Show simple item record

Search DSpace


Advanced Search

Browse

My Account