Anaplasma phagocytophilum-infected ticks, Japan.
We report Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection of Ixodes persulcatus and I. ovatus ticks in Japan. Unique p44/msp2 paralogs (and/or 16S rRNA genes) were detected in tick tissues, salivary glands, and spleens of experimentally infected mice. These findings indicate the public health threat of anaplasmosis in Japan.
Ohashi
Norio
N
Laboratory of Experimental Microbiology, Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of Shizuoka, 52-1 Yada, Suruga, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan. ohashi@u-shizuoka-ken.ac.jp
Inayoshi
Megumi
M
Kitamura
Kayoko
K
Kawamori
Fumihiko
F
Kawaguchi
Daizoh
D
Nishimura
Yuusaku
Y
Naitou
Hirotaka
H
Hiroi
Midori
M
Masuzawa
Toshiyuki
T
D041081:Anaplasma phagocytophilum / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D000818:Animals; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000494:pharmacology; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016873:Ehrlichiosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D018884:Ixodes / Q000145:classification / Q000382:microbiology*; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012469:Salivary Glands / Q000382:microbiology; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; C488283:msp2 protein, Anaplasma phagocytophilum; C450839:p44 protein, Anaplasma phagocytophila; D003520:Cyclophosphamide