Rickettsia vs Mycoplasma - What's the difference?
rickettsia | mycoplasma |
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
Any infectious bacterium of the genus Mycoplasma , often specifically
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As a proper noun rickettsia
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any infectious bacterium of the genus mycoplasma , often specifically.rickettsia
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