Nearly every species uses one or more species of arthropods as carriers; ticks are the most common but fleas and lice may also harbor them.
Originally, this organism was grouped with viruses in the class Microtatobiotes but is now considered a member of the phylum Omnibacteria. Similar to bacteria in internal structure, they share the viral traits of only being able to reproduce within animal cells and, as a result, many are pathogenic to mammals, birds and occasionally reptiles. Nearly every species uses one or more species of arthropods as carriers; ticks are the most common but fleas and lice may also harbor them. FTP, name this microorganism, the cause of the human diseases typhus, Q fever, and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever.
Originally, this organism was grouped with viruses in the class Microtatobiotes but is now considered a member of the phylum Omnibacteria.
Rickettsia(e)