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Rickettsiae
Micro Exam II
9
Microbiology
Graduate
11/19/2011

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Term
How do the bugs in the Rickettsiae family gram stain, what is their shape, and what is their physiology?
Definition
Gram - Coccobacilli; AEROBIC; OBLIGATE INTRACELLULAR
Term
What vector carries Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and what organism causes it?
Definition
Tick, R. Rickettsii
Term
What vector carries Rickettsialpox, and what organism causes it?
Definition
Mites, R. Akari
Term
What vector carries Scrub Typhus, and what organism causes it?
Definition
Mites, R. Tsutsugamushi
Term
What vector carries Epidemic typhus, and what organism causes it?
Definition
Louse, R. Prowazekii
Term
What vector carries Murine Typhus, and what organism causes it?
Definition
Flea, R. typhi
Term
What vector carries Ehrlichiosis, and what organism causes it?
Definition
Tick, E. chaffeensis and E. ewingii
Term
What vector carries Anaplasmosis, and what organism causes it?
Definition
Tick, A. Phagocytophilum
Term
What vector carries Q-fever, and what organism causes it?
Definition
none, C. Burnetti
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