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, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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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
MeSH Number(s)	B03.440.647.650.550 B03.660.050.765.650.600
Concept/Terms	Orientia tsutsugamushi Orientia tsutsugamushi Rickettsia tsutsugamushi

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Orientia tsutsugamushi".

Organisms [B]
Bacteria [B03]
Gram-Negative Bacteria [B03.440]
Rickettsiaceae [B03.440.647]
Rickettsieae [B03.440.647.650]
Orientia tsutsugamushi [B03.440.647.650.550]
Proteobacteria [B03.660]
Alphaproteobacteria [B03.660.050]
Rickettsiaceae [B03.660.050.765]
Rickettsieae [B03.660.050.765.650]
Orientia tsutsugamushi [B03.660.050.765.650.600]

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