Molecular evidence of a new strain of Ehrlichia canis from South America.
Blood samples from dogs with clinical signs compatible with ehrlichiosis were examined for infection of Ehrlichia canis using PCR, multiplex real-time PCR, and DNA sequencing analysis. Eleven of 25 samples were positive for a new strain of E. canis. This is the first molecular identification of E. canis infection in dogs from Peru.
Vinasco
Javier
J
Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, USA.
Li
Olga
O
Alvarado
Arnaldo
A
Diaz
Diego
D
Hoyos
Luis
L
Tabachi
Luis
L
Sirigireddy
Kamesh
K
Ferguson
Carolyn
C
Moro
Manuel H
MH
D000818:Animals; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D004285:Dogs; D041061:Ehrlichia canis / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016873:Ehrlichiosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010568:Peru; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S