Translations for 'Maltese'. Maltese means belonging or relating to Malta, or to its people, language, or culture....the Maltese writer Francis Ebejer. person A Maltese is a person who comes from Malta. language Maltese is a language spoken in Malta.
Rickettsia is a genus of non-motile, Gram-negative, non-sporeforming, highly pleomorphic bacteria that can present as cocci (0.1 Î¼m in diameter), rods (1-4 Î¼m long) or thread-like (10 Î¼m long). Obligate intracellular parasites, the Rickettsia depend on entry, growth, and replication within the cytoplasm of eukaryotic host cells (typically endothelial cells).
Brucella, Bartonella, Rickettsia, and a related intracellular parasite, Ehrlichia, are the main exceptions. The genus Rickettsia is included in the bacterial family Rickettsiaceae of the order Rickettsiales. This genus includes many species associated with human disease, including those in the spotted fever group and the typhus group (figure 1). The rickettsiae that are pathogens of humans are subdivided into three major groups based on clinical characteristics of disease: 1. spotted fever group; 2. typhus group; and 3.