Ehrlichiaceae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
Class: | Alphaproteobacteria |
Order: | Rickettsiales |
Family: | Anaplasmataceae |
Genus: | Neorickettsia |
Species: | N. sennetsu |
Binomial name | |
Neorickettsia sennetsu (Dumler et al., 2001) |
Neorickettsia sennetsu (formerly Ehrlichia sennetsu) is a Gram-negative bacterium that causes Sennetsu ehrlichiosis.