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