Bonami J R, Pappalardo R
Experientia. 1980 Feb 15;36(2):180-1. doi: 10.1007/BF01953718.
A rickettsial disease is described in the crab Carcinus mediterraneous Czerniavski. The pathogen develops within vacuoles in connective tissue cells. 2 morphologically different forms are observed in the last stage of infection. The systematic position of this procaryote is discussed.