Ehrlichia

Small, often pleomorphic, coccoid to ellipsoidal organisms occurring intracytoplasmically in circulating LYMPHOCYTES. They are the etiologic agents of tick-borne diseases of humans; DOGS; CATTLE; SHEEP; GOATS; and HORSES.

Year introduced: 1991(1973)1963-1965

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Tree Number(s): B03.440.664.750.287, B03.660.050.783.500.287

MeSH Unique ID: D004536

Registry Number: txid943

Entry Terms:

• Cowdria
• Ehrlichia ewingii

All MeSH Categories
Organisms Category
Bacteria
Gram-Negative Bacteria
Rickettsiales
Anaplasmataceae
Ehrlichia
Ehrlichia canis
Ehrlichia chaffeensis
Ehrlichia ruminantium

All MeSH Categories
Organisms Category
Bacteria
Proteobacteria
Alphaproteobacteria
Rickettsiales
Anaplasmataceae
Ehrlichia
Ehrlichia canis
Ehrlichia chaffeensis
Ehrlichia ruminantium