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Rickettsia rickettsii  

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Note

  • infection = ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER

Scope note

  • 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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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D012284

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