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Preferred term

Rickettsia rickettsii  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A species of gram-negative, aerobic bacteria that is the etiologic agent of ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER. Its cells are slightly smaller and more uniform in size than those of RICKETTSIA PROWAZEKII.

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Synonym(s)

  • txid783

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-ZH3SV49Z-F

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