Rickettsia prowazekii

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"Rickettsia prowazekii" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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A species of gram-negative, aerobic bacteria that is the etiologic agent of epidemic typhus fever acquired through contact with lice (TYPHUS, EPIDEMIC LOUSE-BORNE) as well as Brill's disease.

Descriptor ID	D012283
MeSH Number(s)	B03.440.647.650.650.600 B03.660.050.765.650.650.600
Concept/Terms	Rickettsia prowazekii Rickettsia prowazekii

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Rickettsia prowazekii".

Organisms [B]
Bacteria [B03]
Gram-Negative Bacteria [B03.440]
Rickettsiaceae [B03.440.647]
Rickettsieae [B03.440.647.650]
Rickettsia [B03.440.647.650.650]
Rickettsia prowazekii [B03.440.647.650.650.600]
Proteobacteria [B03.660]
Alphaproteobacteria [B03.660.050]
Rickettsiaceae [B03.660.050.765]
Rickettsieae [B03.660.050.765.650]
Rickettsia [B03.660.050.765.650.650]
Rickettsia prowazekii [B03.660.050.765.650.650.600]

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