Single-step technique for staining Anaplasma marginale in bovine blood smears.
Three available differential stains, Camco-Quik, Diff-Quik, and Wright-Giesma were compared for detection of intraerythrocytic Anaplasma marginale in bovine blood smears. In samples where < 1% to more than 51% of the RBC were infected, statistical analysis of the data indicated no significant difference in the detection of A marginale with Camco-Quik or Diff-Quik stains. However, a significantly lower percentage of infected RBC were detected when blood smears were stained with the Wright-Giemsa stain, compared with the other 2 methods.
D000709:Anaplasma / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle / Q000382:microbiology*; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000382:microbiology*; D013194:Staining and Labeling / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*