The Historical Case for and the Future Study of Antibiotic-Resistant Scrub Typhus
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Scrub Typhus and Antibiotic Resistance
2.1. Reports of Antibiotic-Resistant Scrub Typhus
2.2. Measuring Antibiotic-Resistant Scrub Typhus
2.3. Reports of Human Antibiotic Resistance
2.4. Theoretical Aspects of Antibiotic-Resistant Scrub Typhus
2.5. Genomics of Antibiotic Resistance
2.6. Search for Specific Genes That Can Contribute to Resistance
2.7. Horizontal Transfer of Resistance
3. Discussion/Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
References and Note
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Isolate Name | Whole Genome Sequence Project | # of Contigs | Size (bp) |
---|---|---|---|
Boryong 1 | NC_009488 | 1 | 2,127,051 |
Ikeda 1 | NC_010793 | 1 | 2,008,987 |
AFSC4 | LYMT01 | 452 | 1,295,323 |
AFSC7 | LYMB01 | 485 | 1,437,566 |
Karp | LYMA02 | 108 | 2,026,724 |
Karp | LANM01 | 145 | 1,454,354 |
UT144 | LAOR01 | 229 | 1,689,193 |
Sido | LAOM01 | 83 | 712,858 |
TA716 | LAOA01 | 234 | 2,221,260 |
UT76 | LANZ01 | 332 | 3,033,399 |
TA763 | LANY01 | 194 | 2,460,104 |
Gilliam | LANO01 | 76 | 1,997,698 |
Kato PP | LANN01 | 137 | 1,478,442 |
Ca. O. chuto | LANP01 | 47 | 1,092,196 |
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Kelly, D.J.; Fuerst, P.A.; Richards, A.L. The Historical Case for and the Future Study of Antibiotic-Resistant Scrub Typhus. Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2017, 2, 63. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed2040063
Kelly DJ, Fuerst PA, Richards AL. The Historical Case for and the Future Study of Antibiotic-Resistant Scrub Typhus. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease. 2017; 2(4):63. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed2040063
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