[‚er·lə′kī·ē‚ē] (microbiology) A tribe of the family Rickettsiaceae; spherical and occasionally pleomorphic cells; pathogenic for some mammals, not including humans.
Ehrlichieae
Ehr·lic·hi·eae
(er-lik'ē-ē), Members of the Rickettsiaceae family; obligate intracellular parasites of peripheral blood leukocytes.