Rocky Mountain spotted fever

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Rickettsia rickettsii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Bacteria;
Phylum:	Proteobacteria;
Class:	Alpha Proteobacteria;
Order:	Rickettsiales;
Family:	Rickettsiaceae;
Genus:	Rickettsia;
Species:	R. rickettsii;
Binomial name
	Rickettsia rickettsii; Wolbach, 1919