Ehrlichia muris

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Ehrlichia muris
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Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Pseudomonadati
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Alphaproteobacteria
Subclass: "Rickettsidae"
Order: Rickettsiales
Family: Ehrlichiaceae
Genus: Ehrlichia
Species:
E. muris
Binomial name
Ehrlichia muris
Wen et al. 1995

Ehrlichia muris, also Ehrlichia muris eauclairensis, is a species of pathogenic [1] bacteria first isolated from mice, with type strain AS145T. [2] Its genome has been sequenced. [3]

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References

  1. Feng, H.-M.; Walker, D. H. (2004). "Mechanisms of Immunity to Ehrlichia muris: a Model of Monocytotropic Ehrlichiosis". Infection and Immunity. 72 (2): 966–971. doi:10.1128/IAI.72.2.966-971.2004. ISSN   0019-9567. PMC   321622 . PMID   14742542.
  2. Wen, B.; Rikihisa, Y.; Mott, J.; Fuerst, P. A.; Kawahara, M.; Suto, C. (1995). "Ehrlichia muris sp. nov., Identified on the Basis of 16S rRNA Base Sequences and Serological, Morphological, and Biological Characteristics". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 45 (2): 250–254. doi: 10.1099/00207713-45-2-250 . ISSN   0020-7713. PMID   7537059.
  3. Thirumalapura, N. R.; Qin, X.; Kuriakose, J. A.; Walker, D. H. (2014). "Complete Genome Sequence of Ehrlichia muris Strain AS145T, a Model Monocytotropic Ehrlichia Strain". Genome Announcements. 2 (1): e01234-13–e01234-13. doi:10.1128/genomeA.01234-13. ISSN   2169-8287. PMC   3907729 . PMID   24482514.

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