Bacterium
rickettsia felis
[ ri-ket-see-uh fee-lis ]
Subclass of:
Rickettsia
Definitions related to rickettsia felis:
  • A species of aerobic, Gram negative, rod and cocci shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Proteobacteria. This species is motile, obligately intracellular and transmitted to humans by the bite of the cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis. R. felis is a pathogen that causes fever and may present other symptoms including headache, rash, vomiting, and stupor.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A species of gram-negative bacteria transmitted by the flea Ctenocephalides felis, and known to infect CATS, oppossums, and humans.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Rickettsia felis.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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