Microbe Identification
Microbe nameRickettsia rickettsii str. 'Sheila Smith'
NCBI Taxonomy ID392021
Microbe Taxonomy
SuperkingdomBacteria
KingdomEubacteria
PhylumProteobacteria
ClassAlphaproteobacteria
OrderRickettsiales
FamilyRickettsiaceae
GenusRickettsia
Species rickettsii
Strain
Microbe Properties
Gram staining propertiesPositive
ShapeBacilli
MobilityNo
Flagellar presenceNo
Number of membranes2
Oxygen preferenceAerobe
Optimal temperature37
Temperature rangeMesophilic
HabitatHostAssociated
Biotic relationshipSymbiotic
Cell arrangementNot Available
SporulationNonsporulating
MetabolismNot Available
Energy sourceNot Available
Host and Biospecimens
HostBody siteBiospecimenDetailsData SourceReference
HumanUnknown