Title |
Anaplasma phagocytophilum strains from voles and shrews exhibit specific ankA gene sequences
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Published in |
BMC Veterinary Research, November 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1746-6148-9-235 |
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Authors |
Juliana Majazki, Nicole Wüppenhorst, Kathrin Hartelt, Richard Birtles, Friederike D von Loewenich |
Abstract |
Anaplasma phagocytophilum is a Gram-negative bacterium that replicates obligate intracellularly in neutrophils. It is transmitted by Ixodes spp. ticks and causes acute febrile disease in humans, dogs, horses, cats, and livestock. Because A. phagocytophilum is not transmitted transovarially in Ixodes spp., it is thought to depend on reservoir hosts to complete its life cycle. In Europe, A. phagocytophilum was detected in roe deer, red deer, wild boars, and small mammals. In contrast to roe deer, red deer and wild boars have been considered as reservoir hosts for granulocytic anaplasmosis in humans, dogs, and horses according to groESL- and ankA-based genotyping. A. phagocytophilum variants infecting small mammals in Europe have not been characterized extensively to date. |
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