Ehrlichia
Small, often pleomorphic, coccoid to ellipsoidal organisms occurring intracytoplasmically in circulating lymphocytes. They are the etiologic agents of tick-borne diseases of humans; dogs; cattle; sheep; goats; and horses.
Source: National Library of Medicine 2013 MeSH Scope Note and Classification
Images
Figure 1. Wright stain of cerebrospinal fluid showing intracytoplasmic <i>Ehrlichia chaffeensis</i>.
Figure 1. Wright stain of cerebrospinal fluid showing intracytoplasmic Ehrlichia chaffeensis.
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Figure 2. Wright stain of cerebrospinal fluid showing intracytoplasmic <i>Ehrlichia chaffeensis</i>.
Figure 2. Wright stain of cerebrospinal fluid showing intracytoplasmic Ehrlichia chaffeensis.
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Notes
For Figures 1 and 2, please refer to the Welcome and Contributing Authors page for the list of IDSA 2002 Contributors. Copyright 40th Annual Meeting of Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA), 2002. Used with permission.
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References
  1. National Library of Medicine 2013 MeSH Scope Note and Classification