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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...
- by
Rickettsia helvetica previously thought to be harmless.
Rickettsia rickettsii (Western Hemisphere)
Rocky Mountain spotted fever Rickettsia akari (USA...
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rickettsial infections.
Rocky Mountain spotted fever -
caused by
Rickettsia rickettsii, this
disease is
transmitted by tick
bites and is
prevalent in the Americas...
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diseases originating from
several Rickettsia species, such as
Rickettsia rickettsii (causes
Rocky Mountain spotted fever [RMSF]),
Rickettsia conorii, Rickettsia...
- 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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Chlamydia (Chlamydia trachomatis),
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (Rickettsia
rickettsii), and
Tuberculosis (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) to name a few.
Hosts usually...
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macrocytic normochromic anemia or even
death in animals.
Strains of
Rickettsia rickettsii, the
disease aften of
Rocky Mountain spotted fever have been
found in...
- how
ticks of the
genus Dermacentor were the main
vectors of
Rickettsia rickettsii that
caused Rocky mountain spotted fever in humans.
Price was born in...
- exposure, thus is
adapted to
obligate intracellular infection.
Rickettsia rickettsii is
considered the
prototypical infectious organism in the group. Comparative...
