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rickettsial

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rickettsial /rick·ett·si·al/ (rĭ-ket´se-al) pertaining to or caused by rickettsiae.
rick·ett·si·al (r-kts-l)
adj.
Relating to, or caused by a member of the genus Rickettsia.
rickettsial
pertaining to or caused by rickettsiae.
rickettsial fish disease
caused by rickettsia-like organisms; most often asymptomatic in teleosts; characterized by granular, blue inclusions in epithelial cells of the gills. Similar bodies are found in the digestive glands of molluscs and crustaceans. More generalized infections sometimes cause ill-defined syndromes in crustaceans. Called sometimes epitheliocystis. See also piscirickettsiosis.


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