family Rickettsiaceae

family Rickettsiaceae
noun
microorganism resembling bacteria inhabiting arthropod tissues but capable of causing disease in vertebrates
Syn: ↑Rickettsiaceae
Hypernyms: ↑bacteria family
Member Holonyms: ↑Rickettsiales, ↑order Rickettsiales
Member Meronyms: ↑genus Rickettsia, ↑rickettsia

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