Ehrlichia
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
Named after German physician and scientist Paul Ehrlich (1854–1915) + -ia (taxonomic suffix).
Proper noun edit
Ehrlichia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Ehrlichiaceae – bacteria transmitted by ticks, some species of which can cause ehrlichiosis in humans.
Hypernyms edit
- (genus): Prokaryota – superkingdom; Bacteria – kingdom; Negibacteria – subkingdom; Pseudomonadota – phylum; Alphaproteobacteria – class; Rickettsiales - order; Ehrlichiaceae - family
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Ehrlichia canis, Ehrlichia chaffeensis, Ehrlichia minasensis, Ehrlichia muris, Ehrlichia ruminantium - selected species
References edit
Ehrlichia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Ehrlichia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Ehrlichia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Ehrlichia at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Ehrlichia at Encyclopedia of Life
- Ehrlichia in the Genome Taxonomy Database
