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Taxonomic position of the rickettsiae: current knowledge.
FEMS microbiology reviews - 1 Jan 1994
Drancourt M, Raoult D
Abstract excerpt
The term rickettsiae initially encompassed all intracellular bacteria. Early rickettsial taxonomy was based on a comparison of a few phenotypic characteristics and recently, molecular studies brought new bases for rickettsial taxonomy. All rickettsial species studied so far belong to the alpha and gamma groups of the Proteobacteria. Ehrlichiae complex groups Cowdria ruminantium, Anaplasma marginale and Wolbachia...
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