title: Ehrlichia chaffeensis infection of sika deer, Japan.
abstract: To determine whether Ehrlichia chaffeensis exists in Japan, we used PCR to examine blood from sika deer in Nara, Japan. Of 117 deer, 36 (31%) were infected with E. chaffeensis. The E. chaffeensis 16S rRNA base and GroEL amino acid sequences from Japan were most closely related to those of E. chaffeensis Arkansas.
authors: Nagoya City Public Health Research Institute, Nagoya, Japan.
authors: Makoto
authors: M
authors: Kawahara
authors: Tomoko
authors: T
authors: Tajima
authors: Harumi
authors: H
authors: Torii
authors: Mitsutaka
authors: M
authors: Yabutani
authors: Joji
authors: J
authors: Ishii
authors: Makiko
authors: M
authors: Harasawa
authors: Emiko
authors: E
authors: Isogai
authors: Yasuko
authors: Y
authors: Rikihisa
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018834:Chaperonin 60 / Q000235:genetics; D003670:Deer / Q000382:microbiology*; D018469:Ehrlichia chaffeensis / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016873:Ehrlichiosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D018834:Chaperonin 60; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S