rickettsia

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rickettsia f sing (pl.: rickettsie)

  1. (biologia) (medicina) genere di batteri gram-negativi non sporigeni, parassiti obbligati di artropodi e vertebrati, responsabili di alcune forme di febbre nell'uomo
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Dal nome del loro scopritore Ricketts

rickettsia

  1. (biologia) (medicina) rickettsia

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