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An Hereditary Rickettsia-like Parasite of the Bed Bug (Cimex lectularius)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

J. A. Arkwright
Affiliation:
(From the Lister Institute of Preventive Medecine.)
E. E. Atkin
Affiliation:
(From the Lister Institute of Preventive Medecine.)
A. Bacot
Affiliation:
(From the Lister Institute of Preventive Medecine.)

Extract

The forms under consideration resemble Rickettsia prowazeki—the supposed cause of typhus fever—which occurs in lice that have fed on typhus fever patients.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1921

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