Anaplasmataceae

The Anaplasmataceae are a Proteobacteria family[2] that includes genera Anaplasma, Ehrlichia, Neorickettsia, and Wolbachia.

Schematic ribosomal RNA phylogeny of Alphaproteobacteria

Magnetococcidae     Magnetococcus marinus       Caulobacteridae       Rhodospirillales, Sphingomonadales,   Rhodobacteraceae, Rhizobiales, etc.       Holosporales       Rickettsidae     Pelagibacterales     Pelagibacteraceae       Pelagibacter         Subgroups Ib, II, IIIa, IIIb, IV and V       Rickettsiales       Proto-mitochondria       Anaplasmataceae           Ehrlichia       Anaplasma         Wolbachia         Neorickettsia         Midichloriaceae       Midichloria       Rickettsiaceae       Rickettsia       Orientia

The cladogram of Rickettsidae has been inferred by Ferla et al. [3] from the comparison of 16S + 23S ribosomal RNA sequences.

Anaplasmataceae
The rickettsial bacterium Anaplasma centrale infecting red blood cells of a cow. Arrow points to typical infected cell..
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Proteobacteria
Class:	Alphaproteobacteria
Order:	Rickettsiales
Family:	Anaplasmataceae Philip, 1957[1]
Genera
Anaplasma Ehrlichia Neorickettsia Wolbachia

References

1. "Family Anaplasmataceae". LPSN.
2. Garrity, George (2005). Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. Springer. ISBN 0-387-24145-0.
3. Ferla MP, Thrash JC, Giovannoni SJ, Patrick WM (2013). "New rRNA gene-based phylogenies of the Alphaproteobacteria provide perspective on major groups, mitochondrial ancestry and phylogenetic instability". PLOS One. 8 (12): e83383. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0083383. PMC 3859672. PMID 24349502.