Rickettsia

See also: rickettsia

Translingual

Tick hemolymph cells infected with Rickettsia rickettsii

Etymology

Named after American pathologist Howard Taylor Ricketts (1871–1910) + -ia (taxonomic suffix).

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Rickettsia f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Rickettsiaceae – very small bacteria that include the causative agents of typhus and various other febrile diseases in humans. Like viruses, many of them can only grow inside living cells, and they are frequently transmitted by mites, ticks, or lice.

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  • English: rickettsia

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