Cross Index | Eperythrozoon |
SuperSet | Prokaryote, Eubacteria Rickettsiae & Chlyamdiae |
Compare | Rickkettsiaceae: Cowdria, Coxiella,
Erhlichia, Neorickettsia,
Rickettsia, Rickettsiella,
Rochalimaea Wobachia Bartonellaceae: Bartonella, Grahamella Anaplasmatacae: Aegyptianella, Anaplasma, Eperythrozoan, Haemobartonella |
Contrast | Archaea |
Subset |
Morphology | Eperythrozoon |
CELLULAR |
Staining | In blood smears stained by Giemsa's and Romanowsky-type stains, the organisms appear as bluish or pinkish violet rings or cocci, 0.4-1.5 um in diameter. They occur on erythrocytes and free in plasma with about equal frequency. Obligate parasites of various vertebrate species including some rodents, ruminants, and pigs. Some species have been shown to be transmitted by arthropods. |
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COLONIAL |
Solid surface |
Liquid |
Growth Parameters | Eperythrozoon |
PHYSIOLOGICAL |
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ENVIRONMENTAL |
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Distribution |
Genome | Eperythrozoon |
G+C Mol % | The mol% G + C of the DNA is unknown. |
Reference | Eperythrozoon |
First citation | Schilling, V. 1928 Eperythrozoon coccoides, eine neue durch Splenektomie aktivierbare Dauerinfektion der weissen Maus. Klin. Wochenschr. 7: 1853-1855 |
The Prokaryotes | |
Bergey's Systematatic | p 726 J. P. Kreier and M. Ristic |
References |