Rickettsia australis
[ ô-strā′lĭs ]
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n.
A bacterium causing a spotted fever that elicits the production of an antibody that is different from the one that reacts with other rickettsial species.
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Words nearby Rickettsia australis
ricker, rickets, Ricketts, rickettsia, Rickettsia akari, Rickettsia australis, Rickettsia conorii, rickettsial, rickettsial disease, rickettsialpox, Rickettsia prowazekii
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