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Better yet, it was one of the first drugs to show activity against some odd ball microbes called rickettsiae.

From Time Magazine Archive

But when Dr. Joseph McDade, 36, examined the lung tissue of victims of last summer's outbreak, he found no trace of any rickettsiae.

From Time Magazine Archive

Doctors had found no sure weapons against rickettsiae, * the tiny organisms that are smaller than bacteria but larger than most viruses.

From Time Magazine Archive