: a family of parasitic bacteria of the order Rickettsiales that are found inside of membrane-bound vacuoles within cells (such as red or white blood cells) of various vertebrates and invertebrates and are classified in several genera including the genera Anaplasma and Ehrlichia
The family Anaplasmataceae includes animal disease agents known for many years as well as emerging pathogens of humans.—Ulrike G. Munderloh et al., in Tick-borne Diseases of Humans, 2005
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borrowed from New Latin, from Anaplasmat-, stem of Anaplasmaanaplasma + -aceae-aceae
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