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rickettsia

rickettsia

1 9.9
Very small bacteria that live in ticks or mites and cause fevers in people
  • noun
  • /rɪˈkɛtsiə/
  • Specialized
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  • Other possible fever-causing agents for which we did not test include Leptospira spp., Rickettsia spp., Brucella spp., and viral agents of encephalitis (11, 15).
  • infected with rickettsia

Examples

  • Rickettsia sp. AvBat, a new genotype of spotted fever group rickettsiae, was detected and cultivated from 3 of the 5 ticks.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Murine typhus, an acute zoonotic infection caused by Rickettsia typhi (1), occurs worldwide.

    Academic text (2015)

  • The association of Rickettsia spp. with soft ticks is poorly understood.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Transstadial and transovarial transmission of this rickettsia have also been demonstrated (33).

    Academic text (2012)

  • To isolate Rickettsia spp. from the tick solution, we used a shell vial cell culture assay, as described (21).

    Academic text (2012)

  • In addition, the Rickettsia sp. AvBat that we cultivated in a cell line should be analyzed genomically to further define the taxonomic position of this Rickettsia sp.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Epidemic typhus is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Rickettsia prowazekii and transmitted by body lice (Pediculus humanus corporis).

    Academic text (2014)

  • The bacterium rickettsia can be found in ticks that transmit diseases to humans.

  • Infections caused by rickettsia are often diagnosed based on symptoms like fever and rash.

  • Epidemic typhus is one of the diseases associated with rickettsia and is spread by body lice.

Synonyms

genus Rickettsia
vsrickettsia
  • Specialized
9.4

A group of bacteria that cause diseases like typhus and Rocky Mountain spotted fever in people

is a broader group of tiny rod bacteria living in biting arthropods

Compounds

genus Rickettsia
  • Specialized
9.4

A group of bacteria that cause diseases like typhus and Rocky Mountain spotted fever in people

Surface Forms

rickettsia singular
rickettsiae plural

Etymology

The word rickettsia is named after the doctor Ricketts who first studied these tiny germs, and the ending -ia is a common science ending for groups of living things, so it can be remembered as 'Ricketts's small bacteria'. That's why rickettsia refers to a group of very small bacteria often carried by ticks and mites that can cause fever in people.