Anaplasmataceae

The Anaplasmataceae are a Proteobacteria family[2] that includes genera Anaplasma, Ehrlichia, Neorickettsia, and Wolbachia.

Schematic ribosomal RNA phylogeny of Alphaproteobacteria
  Magnetococcidae  

  Magnetococcus marinus

  Caulobacteridae  

  Rhodospirillales, Sphingomonadales,
  Rhodobacteraceae, Rhizobiales, etc.

  Holosporales

  Rickettsidae  
  Pelagibacterales  
  Pelagibacteraceae  

  Pelagibacter

  Subgroups Ib, II, IIIa, IIIb, IV and V

  Rickettsiales  

  Proto-mitochondria

  Anaplasmataceae  

  Ehrlichia

  Anaplasma

  Wolbachia

  Neorickettsia

  Midichloriaceae  

  Midichloria

  Rickettsiaceae  

  Rickettsia

  Orientia

The cladogram of Rickettsidae has been inferred by Ferla et al. [3] from the comparison of 16S + 23S ribosomal RNA sequences.

Anaplasmataceae
The rickettsial bacterium Anaplasma centrale infecting red blood cells of a cow. Arrow points to typical infected cell..
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Anaplasmataceae

Philip, 1957[1]
Genera

Anaplasma
Ehrlichia
Neorickettsia
Wolbachia

References


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