title: 16S rDNA comparison demonstrates near identity between an United Kingdom Haemobartonella felis strain and the American California strain.
abstract: A handful of North American (USA) strains of the uncultured erythrocytotrophic pathogen of cats, Haemobartonella felis, have been differentiated by comparison of the 16S rRNA gene sequences. Using this approach, an UK strain was characterised, providing an identity for a non-USA H. felis for the first time. This strain shared close phylogenetic homology with the USA Californian strain.
authors.affiliation: Division of Molecular and Cellular Biology, School of Clinical Veterinary Science, University of Bristol, Langford, BS40 5DU, Bristol, UK. s.tasker@bristol.ac.uk
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tasker
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Helps
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Belford
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Birtles
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Day
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Sparkes
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Gruffydd-Jones
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Harbour
mesh_terms: D000710:Anaplasmataceae / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002415:Cats; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry*; D016208:Databases, Factual; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000737:chemistry; D016415:Sequence Alignment / Q000662:veterinary; D006113:United Kingdom; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S