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Rickettsia prowazekii
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Definition
: A species of gram-negative, aerobic bacteria that is the etiologic agent of epidemic typhus fever acquired through contact with lice (TYPHUS, EPIDEMIC LOUSE-BORNE) as well as Brill's disease.
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GREA protein, Rickettsia prowazekii
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Rickettsia prowazekii.
Nucleic Acids Res 1992 Jul 25;20(14):3785