Organisms

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.

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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.

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Synonyms

2 entry terms
  • Cowdria
  • Ehrlichia ewingii

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15 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

infection = EHRLICHIOSIS

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History Note

91(73)63-65; was see under RICKETTSIACEAE 1973-90 (Prov 1973-75); was heading 1963-65

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  1. B03w.440w.664w.750w.287w
  2. B03w.660w.050w.783w.500w.287w

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QW 150

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Ehrlichia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004536. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004536
  2. Ehrlichia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ehrlichia
  3. Ehrlichia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138670