Brock Biology of Microorganisms, MasteringMicrobiology with eText and Access Card (14th Edition)
Brock Biology of Microorganisms, MasteringMicrobiology with eText and Access Card (14th Edition)
14th Edition
ISBN: 9780133857276
Author: Michael Madigan
Publisher: PEARSON
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Rickettsias are small obligate intracellular parasites which get transmitted to the host with the help of vectors such as arthropods (examples are fleas, lice, or ticks). It is responsible for causing diseases like typhus, spotted fever, ehrlichiosis, and tick borne anaplasmosis Microorganisms like Rickettsia prowazekii, Rickettsia rickettsii and Ehrlichia chaffeensis are mainly responsible for causing such diseases.

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