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Rickettsiaceae

Medical Definition: A family of small, gram-negative organisms, often parasitic in humans and other animals, causing diseases that may be transmitted by invertebrate vectors.
Guide Notes: a family: do not confuse with RICKETTSIEAE, a tribe; infection = RICKETTSIACEAE INFECTIONS
Previously Indexed: Bacteria (1966-1974)
Rickettsiaceae Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Rickettsieae - A tribe of gram-negative bacteria of the family RICKETTSIACEAE whose organisms are found in arthropods and are pathogenic for man and certain other vertebrate hosts.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Wolbachia - A genus of bacteria comprised of a heterogenous group of gram-negative small rods and coccoid forms associated with arthropods. (From Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, vol 1, 1984)

Rickettsiaceae Medical Definitions and Terms

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