A WEB-SURFER'S GUIDE TO BACTERIA ASSOCIATED WITH INFECTIONS IN HUMANS
Species associated with infection - E. chaffeensis, E. sennetsu
Reported infections - Ehrlichiosis
Reported susceptibilities and treatments - tetracycline
Taxonomic notes - some infections in humans have been associated with an undescribed species
References - McDade, J.E. (1990). Ehrlichiosis - disease of animals and humans. J. inf. Dis. 161, 609-617. - Anderson, B.E., Dawson, J.E., Jones, D.C., Wilson, K.H. (1991). Ehrlichia chaffeensis, a new species associated with human ehrlichiosis. J. clin. Microbiol. 29, 2838-2842.
