(from the article `rickettsia`) any member of three genera (Rickettsia, Coxiella, Rochalimaea) of bacteria in the family Rickettsiaceae. The rickettsiae are rod-shaped or variably ...
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Former name for a genus of bacteria (family Rickettsiaceae) closely resembling Rickettsia in staining properties, morphology, and mode of transmission between hosts. They usually reside in the extracellular environment in the arthropod host and can be cultivated in cell-free media. Related bacterium causes bacillary angiomatosis in immunocompromise...
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(ro″kә-li-me´ә) a former genus of bacteria that is now merged with Bartonella.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: rō′chă-li-mē′ă Definitions: 1. Former name for Bartonella.
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