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This photomicrograph depicts an infected Dermacentor andersoni tick smear specimen processed using the fluorescent antibody (FA) staining method, highlighting the presence of the coccobacillus Rickettsia rickettsii, the causative agent of Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF).
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ Sidney J. Brodsky
Creation Date: 1966
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