title: Molecular detection of a new Anaplasma species closely related to Anaplasma phagocytophilum in canine blood from South Africa.
abstract: Canine DNA samples from South Africa were found to contain 16S rRNA gene nucleotide and citrate synthase gene nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences that were most similar to Anaplasma phagocytophilum: 98%, 66%, and 69% similarity, respectively. This suggests that a new Anaplasma species closely related to A. phagocytophilum occurs in Africa.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Agriculture, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan. inokuma@obihiro.ac.jp
authors.forename: Hisashi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Inokuma
authors.forename: Maremichi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oyamada
authors.forename: Patrick J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: Linda A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Jacobson
authors.forename: Pierre-Edouard
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Fournier
authors.forename: Kazuhito
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Itamoto
authors.forename: Masaru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okuda
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brouqui
mesh_terms: D000709:Anaplasma / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D041081:Anaplasma phagocytophilum / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics; D000712:Anaplasmosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D000818:Animals; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology*; D002950:Citrate (si)-Synthase / Q000235:genetics; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000032:analysis; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D004285:Dogs; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013019:South Africa
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D002950:Citrate (si)-Synthase