Classification of Rickettsia tsutsugamushi in a New Genus, Orientia gen. nov., as Orientia tsutsugamushi comb. nov. TAMURA, AKIRA and OHASHI, NORIO and URAKAMI, HIROSHI and MIYAMURA, SADAO,, 45, 589-591 (1995), doi = https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-45-3-589, publicationName = Microbiology Society, issn = 1466-5026, abstract= Recent studies of Rickettsia tsutsugamushi have demonstrated clearly the phenotypic and genotypic differences between this microorganism and other species belonging to the genus Rickettsia. Therefore, classification of R. tsutsugamushi in a new genus, Orientia gen. nov., is proposed., language=, type=