Preferred Label : rickettsia;

MeSH definition : A genus of gram-negative, aerobic, rod-shaped bacteria often surrounded by a protein microcapsular layer and slime layer. The natural cycle of its organisms generally involves a vertebrate and an invertebrate host. Species of the genus are the etiological agents of human diseases, such as typhus.;

MeSH annotation : classified with bacteria; infection RICKETTSIA INFECTIONS or their specifics: see notes on species terms for various infections; Rickettsia quintana infection TRENCH FEVER; RICKETTSIA TSUTSUGAMUSHI see ORIENTIA TSUTSUGAMUSHI is available;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rickettsia;

UNII : txid780;

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A genus of gram-negative, aerobic, rod-shaped bacteria often surrounded by a protein microcapsular layer and slime layer. The natural cycle of its organisms generally involves a vertebrate and an invertebrate host. Species of the genus are the etiological agents of human diseases, such as typhus.

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