noun
- 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.