ORIENTIA

(Redirected from Orientia tsutsugamushi)

'''Orientia''' is a genus of bacteria in family Rickettsiaceae.
They are obligate intracellular gram negative bacteria found in insects and mammals. They are spread through the bites or feces of infected insects.

Species

★ ''Orientia tsutsugamushi'' (Hayashi 1920), previously ''Rickettsia tsutsugamushi'', Scrub typhus.

★ Scrub typhus

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