Ehrlichia ewingii
| Anaplasmataceae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
| Class: | Alpha Proteobacteria |
| Order: | Rickettsiales |
| Family: | Anaplasmataceae |
| Genus: | Ehrlichia |
| Species: | Ehrlichia ewingii |
Ehrlichia ewingii is a species of rickettsiales bacteria.
Previously known to infect dogs, it has recently been associated with human infection (see Human ewingii ehrlichiosis).[1]
There is currently no serological test.[2] PCR can be used in diagnosis.[3]
The name Ehrlichia ewingii was proposed in 1992.[4]
It is classified as a member of genus Ehrlichia.[5]
The bacteria use ticks as a vector.
See also
References
- ↑ Buller RS, Arens M, Hmiel SP; et al. (July 1999). "Ehrlichia ewingii, a newly recognized agent of human ehrlichiosis". N. Engl. J. Med. 341 (3): 148–55. doi:10.1056/NEJM199907153410303. PMID 10403852.
- ↑ Zhang C, Xiong Q, Kikuchi T, Rikihisa Y (March 2008). "Identification of 19 polymorphic major outer membrane protein genes and their immunogenic peptides in Ehrlichia ewingii for use in a serodiagnostic assay". Clin. Vaccine Immunol. 15 (3): 402–11. doi:10.1128/CVI.00366-07. PMC 2268259. PMID 18094116.
- ↑ Gusa, Aa; Buller, Rs; Storch, Ga; Huycke, Mm; Machado, Lj; Slater, Ln; Stockham, Sl; Massung, Rf (Nov 2001). "Identification of a p28 gene in Ehrlichia ewingii: evaluation of gene for use as a target for a species-specific PCR diagnostic assay." (Free full text). Journal of clinical microbiology 39 (11): 3871–6. doi:10.1128/JCM.39.11.3871-3876.2001. PMC 88457. PMID 11682500.
- ↑ Anderson BE, Greene CE, Jones DC, Dawson JE (April 1992). "Ehrlichia ewingii sp. nov., the etiologic agent of canine granulocytic ehrlichiosis". Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 42 (2): 299–302. doi:10.1099/00207713-42-2-299. PMID 1581189.
- ↑ Ehrlichia ewingii at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
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