Ehrlichia+canis

Accepted Scientific Name: //Ehrlichia canis// //binomial name-// //Ehrlichia canis // //Classification:// Domain- Eubacteria **//Class-Alphaproteobacteria//** **//Order-Rickettsiales//** **//Family-Anaplasmataceae//** **//Genus-Ehrlichia//** //Detailed Description //
 * //Kingdom: Bacteria//**
 * //Phylum- Proteobacteria //**

//Ehrlichia Canis is a small rod, shaped and it is a tck transmitted disease //. Ehrlichia canis was first discovered Algeria in 1935. The complete genome was sequenced by the Joint Genome Institute by using a combination of 3-kb, 8-kb, //Ehrlichia canis// is an aerobic organism that is not able to use glucose or fructose as a carbon or for a food source. The main energy and carbon source is amino acids that means that it is a heterotroph organism. //Ehrlichia canis//has characteristics that protect it from host defenses. There are many different types of Ehrlichia affecting different types of anmials. Enzymes needed for transfer of amino acids to the pathways that are present with the Ehrlichia canis metabolism. Ehrlichia has a direct relationship witht he adult tick where it has to maintain a complex life cycle.

Ehrlichia are transmitted by ticks including the Brown dog Tick. Since there is a indirect relationship with dogs cause a persitant infection called canine monocytic ehrlichiosis. A common feature of canine monocytic ehrlichiosis is ocular lesions. Ocular lesions is when the dog suffers from tissue lose in their eye(s). Studies have shown that if a do comes in with the symtoms that they atomatically concluded that they have canine ehrlichiosis. There are 3 phases of the Ehrlichia. The sign of the acute phase of the diease occures after 1 to 3 weeks after the tick bit. And it lasts about 2-4 weeks. The Chronic phase is when //Ehrlichia//lives inside the spleen, and might cause some slight anemia. The last stage of tis disease is the inflammation phase. Inflammation can occure in the eye, edema (fluid accumulation) in the hind legs, and fever may be seen. Blood tests show that one or all of the different blood cell types are decreased. One cell type, the lymphocyte may increase and be abnormal in appearance. There are two different blood tests that can determine whether a dog has the disease. One is called the indirect immunofluorescent antibody (IFA) test, and the other is known as an ELISA test.

Unique features- Humans can get this disease but they can not get it from their dog in any situation. Also, the //Ehrlichia// species most often implicated in human infections is //Ehrlichia. chaffeensis//. The common symptoms in people include fever, chills, headache, and muscle aches. Other less common symptoms include nausea, loss of appetite, weight loss, abdominal pain, cough, diarrhea and change in mental status.

The type of cell Ehrlichia canis- Prokaryote The type of reproduction- Asexual This specific disease does not have a common predator. Some interesting facts about Ehrlichia canis is that this disease is all around the world and scientists say that this disease is common. From their data this organism is not going to be extinct anytime soon. symbiotic relationship- This specific organism is a parasite. This organisms habitat/biome is to live in ticks. When a tick bits an animal or a human this organisms moves from the tick to the body of the animal or human. This organism can not live in a tick's body for more than five months. Then the habitat/biome becomes inside a animal's or a human's body.

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