Ehrlichia chaffeensis

Rank: Species

Lineage: Bacteria;Proteobacteria;Alphaproteobacteria;Rickettsiales;Anaplasmataceae;Ehrlichia;Ehrlichia chaffeensis

Description: This organism is an obligate intracellular pathogen that exists within vacuoles in the cytoplasm of monocytes or granulocytes. Transferred during an insect (tick) bite, it can cause disease in humans (human monocytic ehrlichiosis) and can reside in several other animals and is a problem in immunocompromised patients. The bacterium inhibits phagosome-lysozome fusion as well as programmed cell death (apoptosis) of the host cell, similar to what is observed with Anaplasma phagocytophilum. More >> Less >>

Reference Material:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genome/?term=Ehrlichia%20chaffeensis

Name	Rank	Genomes	Info
Ehrlichia	Genus	2
Ehrlichia chaffeensis	Species	2

Name: Ehrlichia

Rank: Genus

Lineage:
Bacteria;Proteobacteria;Alphaproteobacteria;Rickettsiales;Anaplasmataceae;Ehrlichia

Description:
Ehrlichia is a genus of rickettsiales bacteria that is transmitted to vertebrates by ticks. These bacteria cause the Ehrlichiosis infection, which is considered zoonotic, because the main reservoirs for the disease are animals.

Reference Material:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ehrlichia

Genome Status
- Complete
- WGS
Isolation Country
- United States
Disease
- Human monocytic ehrlichiosis
Collection Year
- -
Completion Year
- -

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