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Rickettsia prowazekii

species of bacterium
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Rickettsia prowazekii

Summary

Rickettsia prowazekii is a taxon[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Rickettsia prowazekii's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Rickettsia prowazekii is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Rickettsia prowazekii is classified within Rickettsia[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Rickettsia prowazekii is Rickettsia prowazekii[6].
  • Rickettsia prowazekii is used for typhus vaccine[7].
  • Rickettsia prowazekii's has effect is recorded as epidemic typhus[8].
  • Rickettsia prowazekii's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'R. prowazekii'}[9].
  • Rickettsia prowazekii's LPSN URL is recorded as https://lpsn.dsmz.de/species/rickettsia-prowazekii[10].
  • Rickettsia prowazekii's Gram staining is recorded as gram-negative bacteria[11].
  • Rickettsia prowazekii's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikiproject Nuremberg Trials[12].

Body

Classification

Rickettsia prowazekii's scientific name is Rickettsia prowazekii[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Rickettsia[5].

Identifiers

Rickettsia prowazekii's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 782[13]. Rickettsia prowazekii's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 976584[14]. Rickettsia prowazekii's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3221493[15]. Rickettsia prowazekii's ITIS TSN is recorded as 965658[16].

Why It Matters

Rickettsia prowazekii has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Nuremberg Trials Project. nuremberg.law.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Disease Ontology. nuremberg.law.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . LPSN. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Debessis · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank → species
    Instance of → —
    Gram staining → gram-negative bacteria
    Has use → typhus vaccine
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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