Title |
A new multiple-locus variable-number tandem repeat analysis reveals different clusters for Anaplasma phagocytophilum circulating in domestic and wild ruminants
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Published in |
Parasites & Vectors, September 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1756-3305-7-439 |
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Authors |
Thibaud Dugat, Amélie Chastagner, Anne-Claire Lagrée, Elisabeth Petit, Benoît Durand, Simon Thierry, Fabien Corbière, Hélène Verheyden, Luc Chabanne, Xavier Bailly, Agnès Leblond, Gwenaël Vourc’h, Henri-Jean Boulouis, Renaud Maillard, Nadia Haddad |
Abstract |
Anaplasma phagocytophilum is a tick-borne intragranulocytic alpha-proteobacterium. It is the causative agent of tick-borne fever in ruminants, and of human granulocytic anaplasmosis in humans, two diseases which are becoming increasingly recognized in Europe and the USA. However, while several molecular typing tools have been developed over the last years, few of them are appropriate for in-depth exploration of the epidemiological cycle of this bacterium. Therefore we have developed a Multiple-Locus Variable number tandem repeat (VNTR) Analysis typing technique for A. phagocytophilum. |
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Mexico | 1 | 2% |
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Professor | 4 | 7% |
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Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 2% |
Other | 5 | 9% |
Unknown | 16 | 28% |