Rickettsia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
Class: | Alphaproteobacteria |
Order: | Rickettsiales |
Family: | Rickettsiaceae |
Genus: | Rickettsia |
Species: | typhi |
Rickettsia typhi is a species of the genus Rickettsia; it is the causative agent of Murine typhus.
The genome is similar to that of Rickettsia prowazekii.