NCIt definition : A species of aerobic, Gram negative, rod and cocci shaped bacteria assigned to the
phylum Proteobacteria. This species is motile, obligatively intracellular and transmitted
by a tick host, Amblyomma variegatum. R. africae is a pathogen that is the causative
agent of African tick bite fever.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Rickettsia africae.;