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Rickettsia
Rickettsia
is a
genus
of
nonmotile
,
Gram-negative
,
nonspore-forming
, highly
pleomorphic
bacteria
that can present as
cocci
(0.1 µm in diameter), rods (1–4 µm long), or thread-like (10 µm long). Being
obligate intracellular parasites
, the
Rickettsia
survival depends on entry, growth, and replication within the
cytoplasm
of
eukaryotic
host cells (typically endothelial cells).
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