Rickettsia africae

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Rickettsia africae is a species of Rickettsia.

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Rickettsia africae
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Alphaproteobacteria
Order: Rickettsiales
Family: Rickettsiaceae
Genus: Rickettsia
Species group: Spotted fever group
Species:
R. africae
Binomial name
Rickettsia africae
Kelly et al. 1996
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It can cause African tick-bite fever.[1]

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