Rickettsia prowazekii - ț̢
A species of gram-negative, aerobic bacteria that is the etiologic agent of epidemic typhus fever acquired through contact with lice (TYPHUS, EPIDEMIC LOUSE-BORNE) as well as Brill's disease.
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Rickettsia rickettsii - ț̢
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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Rickettsia typhi - ț̢
The etiologic agent of murine typhus (see TYPHUS, ENDEMIC FLEA-BORNE).
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Rickettsiaceae - ț̢
A family of small, gram-negative organisms, often parasitic in humans and other animals, causing diseases that may be transmitted by invertebrate vectors.
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Rickettsiaceae Infections - ț̢
Infections with bacteria of the family RICKETTSIACEAE.