Ehrlichia

== 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 Category:Ehrlichia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Ehrlichia at National Center for Biotechnology Information Ehrlichia in the Genome Taxonomy Database