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Answer for the clue "Microorganism resembling bacteria inhabiting arthropod tissues but capable of causing disease in vertebrates ", 14 letters:
rickettsiaceae

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The Rickettsiaceae are a family of bacteria . The genus Rickettsia is the most prominent genus within the family. From this family, the bacteria that eventually formed the mitochondrion (an organelle in eukaryotic cells) is believed to have originated. ...