Molecular characterization of Aegyptianella pullorum (Rickettsiales, Anaplasmataceae).
We sequenced the 16S rRNA and groEL genes of Aegyptianella pullorum, a small bacterium that infects and replicates only in avian red blood cells. A specific PCR test was developed to analyze A. pullorum DNA. Phylogenic analysis revealed A. pullorum is most closely related to Anaplasma spp.
Rikihisa
Yasuko
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Department of Veterinary Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA. Rikihisa.1@osu.edu
Zhang
Chunbin
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Christensen
Bruce M
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D000710:Anaplasmataceae / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000711:Anaplasmataceae Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D001769:Blood / Q000821:virology; D018834:Chaperonin 60 / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D018834:Chaperonin 60; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S