The PEDIGREE of
Orientia tsutsugamushi
(bacteria which causes scrub typhus; some strains have developed resistance to tetracyclines)
poss.
"Partner(s)":
Leptotrombidium deliense
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Non-reproducing Precursor Organism
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Earliest life (Based on Peptide Nucleic Acid)
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or:
polyamide nucleic acid
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or:
glycol nucleic acid or: threose nucleic acid
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Montmorillonite-based Vesicles
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Earlier life (Based on RNA)
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(skip this generation?)
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Earlier Life (Based on RNA and Protein)
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Last Universal Ancestor of Present Life
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OR: Last Universal Common Ancestor (LUCA)
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Alkaline hydrothermal vents
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Tiny cavities in iron sulphide rocks
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Proto-Bacteria
(3700 M BC)
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Glycobacteria (Traditional Model)
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Gracilicutes (Traditional Model)
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OR: Subkingdom Hydrobacteria (Terra-Hydro Model)
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Clade of Proteobacteria & Planctobacteria
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Phylum Proteobacteria (purple bacteria & kin)
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Class Alphaproteobacteria
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Subclass Rickettsidae
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Order Rickettsiales
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Family Rickettsiaceae
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Genus Orientia
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Orientia tsutsugamushi
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