| 释义 |
cox·i·el·la
\ˌkäksēˈelə\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Herald R. Cox b1907 American scientist + New Latin -i- + -ella
: a genus of small pleomorphic rickettsias occurring intercellularly in ticks and intracellularly in the cytoplasm of vertebrates and including the causative organism (C. burnetii) of Q fever |