Rickettsia rickettsii
"Rickettsia rickettsii" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A species of gram-negative, aerobic bacteria that is the etiologic agent of ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER. Its cells are slightly smaller and more uniform in size than those of RICKETTSIA PROWAZEKII.
| Descriptor ID |
D012284
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B03.440.647.650.650.650 B03.660.050.765.650.650.650
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