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

1 March 1921

journal article
research article
Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Parasitology

Vol. 13 (1) , 27-36
https://doi.org/10.1017/s0031182000012270

Abstract

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

Keywords

HEREDITARY
LIKE PARASITE
CONSIDERATION RESEMBLE
FEVER PATIENTS
CIMEX LECTULARIUS
BED BUG
SUPPOSED CAUSE
RICKETTSIA PROWAZEKI

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