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Anaplasma phagocytophilum MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Anaplasma phagocytophilum
Tree Number(s)
B03.440.664.750.050.600
B03.660.050.783.500.050.600
Unique ID
D041081
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D041081
Annotation
infection: coord IM with EHRLICHIOSIS (IM)
Scope Note
A species of gram-negative bacteria in the genus ANAPLASMA, family ANAPLASMATACEAE, formerly called Ehrlichia phagocytophila or Ehrlichia equi. This organism is tick-borne (IXODES) and causes disease in horses and sheep. In humans, it causes human granulocytic EHRLICHIOSIS.
Entry Term(s)
Cytoecetes phagocytophila
Ehrlichia equi
Ehrlichia phagocytophila
HGE Agent
Registry Numbers
txid948
Previous Indexing
Ehrlichia (1975-2002)
Public MeSH Note
2003
History Note
2003
Date Introduced
2003/01/01
Last Updated
2020/08/13
Anaplasma phagocytophilum Preferred
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