rickettsiales

• Ordnung pleomorpher gramnegativer Mikroorganismen, meist parasitär oder symbiotisch, oft mit Arthropoden als Vektoren assoziiert und bei Menschen und Tieren Krankheiten verursachend.

An order of pleomorphic Gram-negative microorganisms, typically parasitic or symbiotic, often associated with arthropod vectors and capable of causing disease in humans and animals.

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1. Pleomorphic Gram-negative microorganismsC2formalmedical

   An order of small, pleomorphic, Gram-negative bacteria that are obligate intracellular parasites, often transmitted by arthropods and causing diseases such as typhus and Rocky Mountain spotted fever.

   Pleomorphe gramnegative Mikroorganismen

   • Rickettsiales are responsible for several serious vector-borne diseases in humans.
   • The study of Rickettsiales requires specialized cell culture techniques.
   • Treatment for infections caused by Rickettsiales typically involves antibiotics like doxycycline.