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Rickettsia rickettsii
Definition 1
A species of aerobic, Gram negative, rod and cocci shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Proteobacteria. This species is obligately intracellular, motile and transmitted to humans by tick hosts, Dermacentor variabilis and Dermacentor andersoni. R. rickettsii is a pathogen that causes Rocky Mountain spotted fever. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Rickettsia rickettsii. (NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
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