Diversification of Orientia tsutsugamushi genotypes by intragenic recombination and their potential expansion in endemic areas

• Gwanghun Kim,

  Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea

  ⨯
• Na-Young Ha,

  Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea

  ⨯
• Chan-Ki Min,

  Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea

  ⨯
• Hong-Il Kim,

  Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea

  ⨯
• Nguyen Thi Hai Yen,

  Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea

  ⨯
• Keun-Hwa Lee,

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Republic of Korea

  ⨯
• Inbo Oh,

  Affiliation Environmental Health Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan, Republic of Korea

  ⨯
• Jae-Seung Kang,

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Republic of Korea

  ⨯
• Myung-Sik Choi,

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea

  ⨯
• Ik-Sang Kim,

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea

  ⨯
• Nam-Hyuk Cho

  * E-mail: chonh@snu.ac.kr

  Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Institute of Endemic Disease, Seoul National University Medical Research Center and Bundang Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea

  ⨯