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Rickettsia rickettsii is a Gram-negative, intracellular, cocco-bacillus
bacterium that was
first discovered in 1902.
Having a
reduced genome, the bacterium...
- or loss of part of an arm or leg. The
disease is
caused by
Rickettsia rickettsii, a type of
bacterium that is
primarily spread to
humans by
American dog...
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Chlamydia (Chlamydia trachomatis),
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (Rickettsia
rickettsii), and
Tuberculosis (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) to name a few.
Hosts usually...
- its
close relatives include R. africae, R. sibirica, R. conorii, R.
rickettsii, R. pea****ii, and R. honei. The
organism has been
isolated from numerous...
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Rickettsia prowazekii Rickettsia psittaci Rickettsia quintana Rickettsia rickettsii Rickettsia trachomae Rochalimaea Rochalimaea henselae Rochalimaea quintana...
- exposure, thus is
adapted to
obligate intracellular infection.
Rickettsia rickettsii is
considered the
prototypical infectious organism in the group. Comparative...
- by
Rickettsia helvetica previously thought to be harmless.
Rickettsia rickettsii (Western Hemisphere)
Rocky Mountain spotted fever Rickettsia akari (USA...
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diseases originating from
several Rickettsia species, such as
Rickettsia rickettsii (agent of
Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF)),
Rickettsia conorii, Rickettsia...
- parasites, is also
known as
vertical transmission. For example,
Rickettsia rickettsii,
carried within ticks, is p****ed on from
parent to
offspring tick by transovarial...
- Tick-borne
Rickettsia rickettsii Rocky Mountain spotted fever Rickettsia conorii Boutonneuse fever Rickettsia ****onica ****anese
spotted fever Rickettsia...
