| Neorickettsia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
| Class: | Alpha Proteobacteria |
| Order: | Rickettsiales |
| Family: | Anaplasmataceae |
| Genus: | Neorickettsia |
| Neorickettsia | |
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| Classification and external resources | |
| ICD-10 | A79.8 |
Species or Strains in this group are coccoid or pleomorphic cells that reside in cytoplasmic vacuoles within monocytes and macrophages of dogs, horses, bats, and humans[1].
Neorickettsia sennetsu causes Sennetsu ehrlichiosis.[2] Unlike most other closely related diseases, Neorickettsia sennetsu is transmitted by Trematodes from fish.[3]
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