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Anaplasma
A genus of gram-negative bacteria whose organisms are obligate parasites of vertebrates. Species are transmitted by arthropod vectors with the host range limited to ruminants. Anaplasma marginale is the most pathogenic species and is the causative agent of severe bovine anaplasmosis.
(Source: National Library of Medicine 2013 MeSH Scope Note and Classification)
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  1. National Library of Medicine 2013 MeSH Scope Note and Classification

National Library of Medicine MeSH Classification

Bacteria
Gram-Negative Bacteria
Anaplasmataceae
Anaplasma
Anaplasma centrale
Anaplasma marginale
Anaplasma ovis
Anaplasma phagocytophilum
Ehrlichia
Neorickettsia