Orientia tsutsugamushi
"Orientia tsutsugamushi" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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 reservoirs.
| Descriptor ID |
D012285
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B03.440.647.650.550 B03.660.050.765.650.600
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