Ehrlichia phagocytophila


Ehrlichia phagocytophila

the bacterial species that causes human granulocytic ehrlichiosis; also causes tick-borne fever in cattle; occurs in the Midatlantic, southern New England, and southern Midwest and is spread by ticks (Ixodes).

A·na·plas·ma pha·go·cy·to·phil·um

(an'ă-plaz'mă fā'gō-sī-tŏ-f'il-um) A bacterial species that causes human granulocytic ehrlichiosis; also causes tick-borne fever in cattle; spread by ticks (Ixodes), it occurs in the United States in the Middle Atlantic states, southern New England, and the lower Midwest.

Ehrlichia phagocytophila

The former name of the bacterium now known as Anaplasma phagocytophilum. See: Anaplasma phagocytophilumSee also: Ehrlichia