Rickettsia

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:genus
gptkbp:antibioticSensitivity resistant to penicillins
sensitive to tetracyclines
gptkbp:biosafetyLevel gptkb:BSL-3
bioterrorism potential
gptkbp:cause gptkb:spotted_fever
typhus
gptkbp:cellWallComponent contains peptidoglycan
gptkbp:class gptkb:Alphaproteobacteria
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Howard_Taylor_Ricketts
gptkbp:diseaseGroup rickettsioses
gptkbp:family gptkb:Rickettsiaceae
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1909
gptkbp:genomeType circular DNA
gptkbp:gramStain Gram-negative
gptkbp:habitat host cell cytoplasm
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rickettsia
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Bacteria
gptkbp:location cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells
gptkbp:motility non-motile
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Howard_Taylor_Ricketts
gptkbp:notableSpecies gptkb:Rickettsia_rickettsii
gptkb:Rickettsia_akari
gptkb:Rickettsia_conorii
gptkb:Rickettsia_prowazekii
gptkb:Rickettsia_typhi
gptkbp:order gptkb:Rickettsiales
gptkbp:outerMembrane contains lipopolysaccharide
gptkbp:oxygenRequirement obligate aerobe
gptkbp:pathogenicTo animals
humans
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Proteobacteria
gptkbp:powerSource host ATP
gptkbp:range mammals
arthropods
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Anaplasma
gptkb:Ehrlichia
gptkb:Orientia
gptkbp:reproduction binary fission
gptkbp:shape rod-shaped
gptkbp:taxonRank 780
gptkbp:traditionalLifestyle obligate intracellular parasite
gptkbp:transmittedBy arthropods
lice
fleas
ticks
gptkbp:treatment gptkb:tetracycline
doxycycline
gptkbp:typeSpecies gptkb:Rickettsia_prowazekii
gptkbp:website https://www.cdc.gov/rickettsial/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Proteobacteria
gptkb:Haemaphysalis_longicornis
gptkb:Gram_stain
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6