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).
R. rickettsii do not have flagella. Rather, the bacterium is propelled through the cytoplasm and into neighboring cells by stimulating the polymerization of host cell F-actin (Figure 2). R. rickettsii belongs to a large group of bacteria known as Î±-proteobacteria that multiply in eukaryotic cells.