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]
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

Ro·cha·li·mae·a

(rō'kah-li-mē'ă)
Former designation for Bartonella (q.v.).
[H. da Rocha-Lima, Brazilian microbiologist]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
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