Aegyptianella pullorum

Aegyptianella pullorum is a gram-negative, tick-transmitted rickettsia bacterium from the Anaplasmataceae family. A. pullorum infection causes aegyptianellosis in poultry. Argas spp ticks transmit the pathogen.

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Taxonomy

  • Order: Rickettsiales
  • Family: Anaplasmataceae
  • Genus: Aegyptianella