Molecular detection of a new Anaplasma species closely related to Anaplasma phagocytophilum in canine blood from South Africa.
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.
Inokuma
Hisashi
H
Faculty of Agriculture, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan. inokuma@obihiro.ac.jp
Oyamada
Maremichi
M
Kelly
Patrick J
PJ
Jacobson
Linda A
LA
Fournier
Pierre-Edouard
PE
Itamoto
Kazuhito
K
Okuda
Masaru
M
Brouqui
Philippe
P
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
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D002950:Citrate (si)-Synthase