Rickettsia africae
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Rickettsia africae is a species of Rickettsia
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It can cause African tick-bite fever.
Rickettsia
Rickettsia is a genus of non-motile, Gram-negative, non-sporeforming, highly pleomorphic bacteria that can present as cocci , rods or thread-like . Being obligate intracellular parasites, the Rickettsia survival depends on entry, growth, and replication within the cytoplasm of eukaryotic host cells...
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It can cause African tick-bite fever.