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;
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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