Rochalimaea


Rochalimaea

 [ro″kah-li-me´ah] a genus of bacteria of the family Rickettsiaceae resembling the genus Rickettsia, but usually found extracellularly in the arthropod host; R. quinta´na is the etiologic agent of trench fever, transmitted by the body louse Pediculus humanus.

Rochalimaea

(rō'chă-li-mē'ă), Former name for Bartonella. [H. da Rocha-Lima, Brazilian microbiologist]

Ro·cha·li·mae·a

(rō'kah-li-mē'ă) Former designation for Bartonella (q.v.). [H. da Rocha-Lima, Brazilian microbiologist]