| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Health | 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. (references) | ||
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| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Ehrlichia chaffeensis | Health | A species of gram-negative bacteria that is the causative agent of human ehrlichiosis. This organism was first discovered at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas, when blood samples from suspected human ehrlichiosis patients were studied. (references) | |
| Ehrlichia infection | Biology & Biotechnology | Any disease due to infection with rickettsiae of the genus Ehrlichia, which are transmitted by ticks. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Ehrlichia phagocytophilia infection | Biology & Biotechnology | An infectious disease of cattle and sheep caused by Ehrlichia phagocytophila (called also Rickettsia bovina and R. ovina or Cytoecetes phagocytophila) and characterized by fever and leucopenia. Source: European Union. (references) | |
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Extended Definition: EhrlichiaEhrlichia
Ehrlichia is a genus of rickettsiales bacteria. See also
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