"Rickettsia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A genus of gram-negative, aerobic, rod-shaped bacteria often surrounded by a protein microcapsular layer and slime layer. The natural cycle of its organisms generally involves a vertebrate and an invertebrate host. Species of the genus are the etiological agents of human diseases, such as typhus.
| Descriptor ID |
D012281
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B03.440.647.650.650 B03.660.050.765.650.650
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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Rickettsia" by people in Profiles.
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Black eye syndrome and a systemic rickettsia-like organism in Alaskan Chionoecetes spp. crabs, including normal eyestalk microanatomy. Dis Aquat Organ. 2022 Jul 28; 150:103-124.
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Probable African Tick Bite Fever in the United States. Yale J Biol Med. 2020 03; 93(1):49-54.
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Evidence of locally acquired spotted fever group rickettsioses in Southeast Texas, 2008-2016. Zoonoses Public Health. 2018 11; 65(7):897-901.
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Complete genome sequence of Rickettsia typhi and comparison with sequences of other rickettsiae. J Bacteriol. 2004 Sep; 186(17):5842-55.
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Boutonneuse fever in American travelers. J Infect Dis. 1986 Jan; 153(1):126-8.