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Rickettsia prowazekii

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.

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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.

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Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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infection = TYPHUS, EPIDEMIC LOUSE-BORNE

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  1. B03w.660w.050w.783w.875w.650.650w.600w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Rickettsia prowazekii. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012283. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012283
  2. Rickettsia prowazekii. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rickettsia_prowazekii
  3. Rickettsia prowazekii. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q952862