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NALT Full

Preferred term

Ehrlichia

Type

Organism

Definition

A genus of bacteria that that is primarily vectored by ticks and cause disease in humans, ruminants, canids, and rodents.
Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff
Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Anaplasmataceae

Narrower concepts

Related concepts

ehrlichiosis

Synonyms

Cowdria
Ehrlichia (subgen. Cowdria)
Kurlovia
Nicollea

Source

Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology

Has taxonomic rank

genus

In other languages

Ehrlichia

Spanish
Cowdria
Ehrlichia (subgen. Cowdria)
Kurlovia
Nicollea

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/29733

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