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Rarerickettsia
The correct spelling is rickettsia.
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noun
Say it like: Rik-ett-sia
The correct spelling is rickettsia. Any of a group of gram-negative bacteria, of the genus Rickettsia, carried as parasites by ticks, fleas and lice; they cause typhus and other diseases
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- 1.Any of a group of gram-negative bacteria, of the genus Rickettsia, carried as parasites by ticks, fleas and lice; they cause typhus and other diseases
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