Rochalimaea
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Rochalimaea
[ro″kah-li-me´ah]a genus of bacteria of the family Rickettsiaceae resembling the genus Rickettsia, but usually found extracellularly in the arthropod host; R. quinta´na is the etiologic agent of trench fever, transmitted by the body louse Pediculus humanus.
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Rochalimaea
(rō'chă-li-mē'ă),Former name for Bartonella.
[H. da Rocha-Lima, Brazilian microbiologist]
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Ro·cha·li·mae·a
(rō'kah-li-mē'ă)Former designation for Bartonella (q.v.).
[H. da Rocha-Lima, Brazilian microbiologist]
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