1. Plural of anaplasma; a genus of parasitic bacteria that infect red blood cells in animals and humans, transmitted by ticks.
Usage: medical/veterinary; technical; plural form

Examples

• Anaplasmata are obligate intracellular pathogens found in livestock and wildlife.
• The veterinarian tested the cattle for anaplasmata infection after observing anemia symptoms.
• Tick-borne anaplasmata can cause significant economic losses in ranching operations.
• Researchers studied how anaplasmata evade the immune system in infected hosts.
• Anaplasmata species vary in their geographic distribution and host specificity.