Ehrlichiaceae
Sign in to saveThe Ehrlichiaceae are a family of bacteria, included in the order Rickettsiales.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomBacteria
- PhylumProteobacteria
- ClassAlphaproteobacteria
- OrderRickettsiales
- FamilyEhrlichiaceae
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Rickettsiales
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- gram-negative bacteria
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- Ehrlichia
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The Ehrlichiaceae are a family of bacteria, included in the order Rickettsiales.
==Biology== Members of the family Ehrlichiaceae are small, Gram-negative, obligate intracellular bacteria in the order Rickettsiales. Like other rickettsial organisms, they replicate within membrane-bound compartments inside eukaryotic host cells and are adapted to survival in arthropod vectors and vertebrate hosts.
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