Rickettsia Japonica
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Rickettsia Japonica
''Rickettsia japonica'' is a species of ''Rickettsia ''Rickettsia'' is a genus of nonmotile, gram-negative, nonspore-forming, highly pleomorphic bacteria that may occur in the forms of cocci (0.1 μm in diameter), bacilli (1–4 μm long), or threads (up to about 10 μm long). The term "ricke ...''. It can cause Japanese spotted fever. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q7331934 Rickettsiaceae ...
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Rickettsia
''Rickettsia'' is a genus of nonmotile, gram-negative, nonspore-forming, highly pleomorphic bacteria that may occur in the forms of cocci (0.1 μm in diameter), bacilli (1–4 μm long), or threads (up to about 10 μm long). The term "rickettsia" has nothing to do with rickets (which is a deficiency disease resulting from lack of vitamin D); the bacterial genus ''Rickettsia'' instead was named after Howard Taylor Ricketts, in honor of his pioneering work on tick-borne spotted fever. Properly, ''Rickettsia'' is the name of a single genus, but the informal term "rickettsia", plural "rickettsias", usually not capitalised, commonly applies to any members of the order Rickettsiales. Being obligate intracellular bacteria, rickettsias depend on entry, growth, and replication within the cytoplasm of living eukaryotic host cells (typically endothelial cells). Accordingly, ''Rickettsia'' species cannot grow in artificial nutrient culture; they must be grown either in tissue or embryo ...
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Japanese Spotted Fever
Japanese spotted fever is a condition characterized by a rash that has early macules, and later, in some patients, petechiae. It is caused by '' Rickettsia japonica''. See also * Flea-borne spotted fever Flea-borne spotted fever or California pseudotyphus is a condition characterized by a rash of maculopapules or furuncle A boil, also called a furuncle, is a deep folliculitis, which is an infection of the hair follicle. It is most commonly caus ... * Flinders Island spotted fever * List of cutaneous conditions References External links Bacterium-related cutaneous conditions Rickettsioses {{Dermatology-stub ...
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