title: Equine and canine Anaplasma phagocytophilum strains isolated on the island of Sardinia (Italy) are phylogenetically related to pathogenic strains from the United States.
abstract: The presence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum, a tick-transmitted zoonotic pathogen, was investigated in Sardinia using a molecular approach. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that Sardinian strains are genetically distinct from the two lineages previously described in Europe and are closely related to strains isolated in different areas of the United States.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Patologia Speciale e Clinica Medica Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Sassari, Via Vienna 2, 07100 Sassari, Italy. alberti@uniss.it
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alberti
authors.forename: Rosanna
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zobba
authors.forename: Bernardo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chessa
authors.forename: Maria Filippa
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Addis
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Sparagano
authors.forename: Maria Luisa
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Pinna Parpaglia
authors.forename: Tiziana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cubeddu
authors.forename: Gianpaolo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pintori
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pittau
mesh_terms: D000709:Anaplasma / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D041081:Anaplasma phagocytophilum / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D000818:Animals; D018834:Chaperonin 60 / Q000235:genetics; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D004285:Dogs; D016873:Ehrlichiosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006736:Horses; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013984:Tick Infestations / Q000662:veterinary; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D018834:Chaperonin 60